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clientearth

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and the general public. Clientearth is a registered charity whose purpose is the environment, conservation, or heritage. It delivers its work by providing advocacy, advice, or information. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Belgium, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

ClientEarth's objects are the promotion and protection of the environment for the public benefit by the use of the law, to provide legal assistance to those who otherwise do not have access thereto, to promote education on environmental rights and responsibilities and to conduct research thereon. We will achieve these goals through advocacy, litigation, and research.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£26,499,465
Latest Expenditure
£29,187,891

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 85.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 15.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £8,144,335
Charitable Activities £17,786,609
Other Trading £0
Investments £463,125
Other Income £105,396

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £25,039,758
Raising Funds £4,148,133
Governance £377,965
Grants to Institutions £2,440,695
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£26,499,465£29,187,891£25,039,758£28,284,394£9,753,000291 / 0
2023£29,449,150£35,153,156£31,625,811£30,034,613£8,773,000292 / 0
2022£30,944,615£28,126,564£25,334,791£36,043,725£9,131,000260 / 0
2021£28,320,568£21,635,509£19,653,118£33,370,189£6,370,999223 / 0
2020£20,790,707£16,850,235£15,681,046£26,044,725£4,046,538200 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers