Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 12

RAINFOREST FOUNDATION UK

The mission of the Rainforest Foundation UK is to support indigenous peoples and traditional populations of the world's rainforest in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfil their rights to land, life and livelihood.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£2,831	£2,572	£259	£87	£1,346	£380	1.8	21	3
31/12/22		£3,003	£2,490	£513	£63	£1,086	£417	2	21	0
31/12/21		£2,043	£2,015	£28	£44	£574	£282	1.7	19	2
31/12/20		£1,941	£1,845	£96	£32	£540	£195	1.3	19	2
31/12/19		£3,134	£3,545	£-411	£48	£442	£198	0.7	26	3
31/12/18		£4,123	£3,876	£247	£94	£874	£243	0.8	27	0
31/12/17		£3,206	£3,577	£-371	£82	£631	£265	0.9	24	0
31/12/16		£3,322	£2,983	£339	£126	£1,036	£252	1	23	0
31/12/15		£2,810	£2,365	£446	£159	£644	£137	0.7	22	0
31/12/14		£2,446	£2,563	£-117	£159	£198	£5	0	20	0
31/12/13		£2,255	£2,144	£111	£192	£311	£6	0	16	0
31/12/12	*	£1,871	£1,894	£-23	£177	£198	£24	0.2	16	0
31/12/11		£1,797	£1,575	£222	£41	£220	£10	0.1	13	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 28%
Reserves/Spending: 1.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 14

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 14 years

http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/

info@rainforestuk.org

02074850193

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Gabon, Ghana, Peru,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Rainforest Foundation UK
£14,900	25/11/2022	Sustainable agroforestry project planting 9,000 forest fruit plants in Cameroon
Samworth Foundation - Environment
£39,200	26/07/2021	To support the organisational strategic review process to ensure the organisation can embed the learning from the pandemic and meet the needs of the staff team and indigenous community groups they ....more To support the organisational strategic review process to ensure the organisation can embed the learning from the pandemic and meet the needs of the staff team and indigenous community groups they work with globally
Samworth Foundation - Environment
£225,000	07/12/2020	Core funding to increase their unrestricted income and provide stability to their financial position
Samworth Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Grant
£15,000	10/07/2020 12	Funding would support their direct salary & IT costs and would mitigate lost unrestricted income as a result of the crisis.
Samworth Foundation - Climate Change Project
£105,000	16/11/2017 36	Ensuring that climate change policies respect people and forests: Campaigner position at the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK)
Samworth Foundation - Climate Change Project
£105,000	31/10/2017	Ensuring that climate change policies respect people and forests: Campaigner position at the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK)
Samworth Foundation - Environment & Conservation
£90,000	18/06/2014	Contribution to core funding to support the strategic development of the organisation and allow staff to diversify current funding base.
Samworth Foundation - Environment & Conservation
£90,000	31/05/2014	Contribution to core funding to support the strategic development of the organisation and allow staff to diversify current funding base.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-72

CATHERINE CLARKE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Student

CHARLIE KABANGA TSHALI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Independent Consultant, Research & Evaluation

DAVID ROBERT MORGAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive

DR EMILY CLOUGH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Researcher

JOSCELINE MARY CLUFF Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Safeguarding Investigations Manager And Operations

LEILA ROSALIE CURRAN REID Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Worker

LINDSAY DEANNA BROWN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Business Development

LUCY KATHERINE NAPIER CLARIDGE (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Counsel & Head Of Strategic Legal Response

OLGA IGA OWCZAREK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Lawyer

PROFESSOR ROSALIND COWARD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Journalist

ROBERT POORE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Relationship Manager

SHARON NATT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Digital Engagement Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/10/2010, number: 1138287
Registered at Companies House on 29/09/2010, number: 07391285

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR12: 13 days late,

Main office

Suite 201
Pill Box Studios
115 Coventry Road
LONDON
E2 6GG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:-(1) TO CONSERVE OR ASSIST IN THE CONSERVATION OF THE RAIN FORESTS OF THE WORLD; INCLUDING ALL FLORA, FAUNA, RIVERS, WATERWAYS AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES THEREIN;(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE NEED TO CONSERVE THE RAIN FORESTS AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THE BALANCE OF SUCH RESOURCES FOR THE LONG-TERM BENEFIT OF THE HUMAN RACE AND ALL OTHER LIVING THINGS THEREIN;(3) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF THE RAIN FORESTS, INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY ASSISTING SUCH INHABITANTS TO ACCESS LOCAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES;(4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BUT IN PARTICULAR BRAZIL, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, GABON AND PERU.

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