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the downforce trust

The charity supports the general public. The Downforce Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is the environment, conservation, or heritage. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Oxford and operates in England And Wales, Australia, 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

The Downforce Trust promotes action on climate change, specifically through funding research and programmes designed to accelerate the deployment and scaling of known technologies. The Trust has a particular interest in carbon drawdown using nature-based solutions as these are available and scalable today.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,326,773
Latest Expenditure
£442,701

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 33.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,250,000
Charitable Activities £4,668
Other Trading £0
Investments £72,105
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £442,701
Raising Funds £0
Governance £6,311
Grants to Institutions £97,910
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£1,326,773£442,701£442,701£2,635,671£2,635,6712 / 0
2024£534,065£379,129£379,129£1,751,599£1,281,9732 / 0
2023£1,075,126£227,508£227,508£1,596,663£1,596,6632 / 1
2022£600,000£50,257£50,257£651,082£651,0823 / 0
2021£400,279£273,9300 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers