Amazon Charitable Trust
Analysis
Amazon Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Amazon Charitable Trust reported income of £41k and spending of £62k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £64k to £41k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Amazon Charitable Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Amlwch Industrial Heritage Trust Limited (£40k), Railway Vehicle Preservations Limited (£41k) and 9th Bexhill Scout Group (£40k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Our mission is to protect the Amazon rainforest by working with local traditional and indigenous communities, supporting their projects while they become self sufficient and protecting the natural resources around them. We take a community development approach that is economically sustainable, while enabling local people to preserve their natural resources.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Amlwch Industrial Heritage Trust Limited | Anglesey | £40k |
| Railway Vehicle Preservations Limited | Derby | £41k |
| 9th Bexhill Scout Group | East Sussex | £40k |
| Hackney Tree People | London | £41k |