the carbon literacy trust

The charity supports the general public. The Carbon Literacy Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing advocacy, advice, or information. The charity is based in Manchester and operates in England And Wales.

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

The Carbon Literacy Project was created to deliver on an objective in Manchester's climate plan to offer everyone who lives, works or studies in the city a day's worth of learning about climate change. This unique and ambitious project is now expanding to underpin action to reduce emissions and accelerate growth in the low-carbon economy across the UK and beyond.

Fundraising

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Region

England And Wales

Financial Information

Latest Income

£1,250,787

Latest Expenditure

£1,290,292

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 99.3%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 96.3%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 4.1%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £166,735

Charitable Activities £1,001,604

Other Trading £72,865

Investments £9,583

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,242,607

Raising Funds £47,685

Governance £5,000

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£1,250,787	£1,290,292	£1,242,607	£186,494	£350,000	0 / 10
2023	£960,191	£729,801	£718,769	£591,645	£225,000	0 / 0
2022	£637,658	£428,988	£428,844	£361,255	£120,000	0 / 0
2021	£183,792	£114,503				0 / 0
2020	£331,364	£151,022				0 / 5