Our sister organisation Friends of the Earth Charitable Trust is a registered charity (No. 281681) that works to raise funds and provide grants to organisations whose activities further its charitable objectives. It is regulated by the Charity Commission and registered with Companies House.
Download the latest financial accounts for Friends of the Earth Charitable Trust.
Charitable objectives
- The conservation, protection and sustainable use for the public benefit of the Earth’s natural environment, including bio-diversity, atmosphere, water, land and natural resources.
- The advancement of education for the public benefit and, in particular, the advancement of education in ecology, natural history, resource conservation, sustainable development and environment studies.
- The promotion of sustainable development for the benefit of the public by the preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of natural resources; and conducting or commissioning research and publishing the results of such research. ‘Sustainable development’ means improving the quality of life while living within the carrying capacity of supporting ecosystems and the natural environment.
Governance
The Board of Friends of the Earth Charitable Trust is:
Sian Ferguson, Chair
Sian Ferguson was appointed Chair of the Charitable Trust in 2023. Sian has worked the environmental sector for 30 years and for the last 10 within philanthropy as Trust Executive of the Aurora, JJ Charitable and Mark Leonard Trusts. She is a trustee at the Environmental Funders Network and a member of the advisory committee of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity.
Nicholas Eldred
Nicholas is an experienced solicitor and governance advisor who spent a significant amount of his career in-house, in both public and private sectors. He's been general counsel and secretary of O2uk, the BBC and Christie’s. More recently he's been running his own legal and governance consultancy providing consultant general counsel and/ or company secretary services to a number of different organisations. He advises on and project manages organisational governance change and acts as mentor to general counsel/ heads of legal/ company secretaries. He's also a trustee of The Conversation UK. Nicholas lives in St Albans and loves cycling.
Mel Oley
Mel is Director of Fundraising and Communications at Freedom from Torture. During her career, she's held fundraising roles with Mental Health UK, ActionAid and Greenpeace. Mel has previously held a trustee role with Build Africa.
Beverley Downes
Contact
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