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the proforest initiative

The charity supports the general public. The Proforest Initiative is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Oxford and operates in Brazil, Cameroon, 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

Concerned with sustainable production and sourcing of agricultural and forest commodities. Work is delivered through programmes - global level - providing technical support to multi-stakeholder initiatives, using partnerships to develop capacity and innovating approaches for smallholder development - regional level - addressing deforestation, climate change and sustainable economic development.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,054,204
Latest Expenditure
£1,030,699

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 97.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £444,359
Charitable Activities £605,721
Other Trading £0
Investments £4,124
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,030,699
Raising Funds £0
Governance £13,808
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,054,204£1,030,699£1,030,699£402,400£402,4000 / 0
2023£1,540,689£1,611,894£1,611,894£378,895£378,8950 / 0
2022£2,564,056£2,566,101£2,566,101£450,100£450,1000 / 0
2021£2,222,839£2,215,905£2,215,905£452,145£452,1450 / 0
2020£1,970,778£2,055,526£2,055,526£445,211£431,0730 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers