Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND UK

Environmental Defense Fund Europe seeks - the advancement of the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment- the advancement of the education of the public with particular reference to the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment- promotion of sustainable development
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
30/09/23£9,303£9,845£-542£0£180£1800.2430
30/09/22£5,851£5,789£62£0£721£7211.5250
30/09/21£4,064£4,002£62£0£637£6371.9200
30/09/20£3,766£3,790£-24£0£598£5981.9150
30/09/19£2,262£2,815£-554£0£622£4491.9140
30/09/18£2,894£1,945£949£0£1,175£4923110
30/09/17£752£512£240£0£226£2265.350
30/09/16*£449£435£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 32%
Highest pay band: £350,000-£400,000
Liabilities/Assets: 87%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 9 years

https://www.edfeurope.org/

compliance@edf.org

02033105925

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • 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
Thirty Percy Foundation - Grant to Peers for the Planet
£150,000 09/03/2021
Core costs
Thirty Percy Foundation - Grant to Peers for the Planet
£150,000 13/09/2019
Core costs - the salary for the Head of Strategy and towards research and partnership support

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ANDREA MONGE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer
  • CARL FERENBACH (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Consultant
  • CONNIE HEDEGAARD Appointed: 2020
  • HANNAH RYDER Appointed: 2022
  • JENS ULLVEIT-MOE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Ceo
  • LORD BRIAN GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None
  • LANCE WEST Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Private Investor
  • MARK HEISING Appointed: 2022
  • ROLAND KUPERS Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/12/2015, number: 1164661
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/09/2014, number: 09217493
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR16: 8 days late,
Main office

1st Floor
10 Queen Street Place
London
EC4R 1BE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE: 1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT;2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT;3 THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY:(A)THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;(B)THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION;SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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