Rainforest Foundation UK

Analysis

Rainforest Foundation UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07391285). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Rainforest Foundation UK reported income of £2.6m and spending of £2.9m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.6m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Rainforest Foundation UK sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sangha Tri-National Trust Fund Limited (£2.6m), The Bradgate Park and Swithland Wood Charity (£2.6m) and Peterborough Environment City Trust (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86% and donations and legacies 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £556k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.