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trees for cities

The charity supports the general public. Trees For Cities is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in London and operates in England, Kenya, and Rwanda.


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

Trees for Cities is an independent charity working with local communities on tree planting projects. Our aim is to tackle global warming, create social cohesion and beautify our cities through tree planting, community, education and training initiatives in urban areas of greatest need.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£5,226,916
Latest Expenditure
£5,779,725

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 101.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 91.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 9.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,547,208
Charitable Activities £3,645,090
Other Trading £9,261
Investments £25,357
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £5,278,881
Raising Funds £500,844
Governance £56,924
Grants to Institutions £859,472
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£5,226,916£5,779,725£5,278,881£1,301,342£1,035,27762 / 7401
2023£6,648,035£6,212,016£5,753,201£1,837,890£1,207,37058 / 8716
2022£3,915,119£4,041,686£3,691,946£1,412,512£1,031,36748 / 3457
2021£2,789,832£3,423,236£3,091,948£1,552,939£849,06550 / 2479
2020£3,621,387£3,311,520£3,022,435£2,108,740£2,024,32047 / 7280

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers