Global Greengrants Fund UK

Analysis

Global Greengrants Fund UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and animals, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08113055). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Global Greengrants Fund UK reported income of £4.9m and spending of £4.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £4.9m (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Global Greengrants Fund UK sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Launchpad Reading (£4.9m), Cornwall Community Development Limited (£4.9m) and The Millennium Awards Trust (£4.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.1m. Reserves of £566k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.