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the ecology trust

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and the general public. The Ecology Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Reading and operates in Brazil, Canada, 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

Grant-making trust

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,734,855
Latest Expenditure
£1,208,316

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 69.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,729,546
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £5,309
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,207,985
Raising Funds £331
Governance £4,000
Grants to Institutions £909,786
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,734,855£1,208,316£1,207,985£1,429,573£7,0324 / 0
2023£895,597£384,816£384,296£903,034£1,7643 / 0
2022£640,558£649,131£648,454£392,253£1,1003 / 0
2021£676,323£752,346£746,733£400,826£9322 / 0
2020£624,296£481,715£475,559£476,849£9171 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers