The Downforce Trust
Registered charity 1187541 CIO Registered since 2020
Operates: India, Italy, Kenya, Throughout England And Wales, Australia, Scotland, Northern Ireland, United States, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Dr Adam Parr Chair since 2020
- Matthew Mungo Tristram Soggot since 2022
- Merrick Hugh Denton-Thompson OBE since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Adam Parr Chair since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Dr Adam Parr Chair since 2020
- Matthew Mungo Tristram Soggot since 2022
- Merrick Hugh Denton-Thompson OBE since 2022
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
71.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 120.0 in 2021
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
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Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.downforce.org |
| info@downforce.org | |
| Phone | 02089036592 |
| Address | 34 Park Town, OXFORD, OX2 6SJ |
Finances
£1,326,773 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £400,279 | £273,930 |
| 2022 | £600,000 | £50,257 |
| 2023 | £1,075,126 | £227,508 |
| 2024 | £534,065 | £379,129 |
| 2025 | £1,326,773 | £442,701 |
What it does
What
Environment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Other FinanceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
THE PURPOSE OF THE DOWNFORCE TRUST IS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT AND ITS OBJECTS ARE:(1) ACCELERATING THE DEPLOYMENT OF SYSTEMS THAT CAPTURE AND SUSTAINABLY STORE CARBON DIOXIDE IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE CONCENTRATION OF GREENHOUSE GASES IN THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE ('CARBON SEQUESTRATION').(2) ACCELERATING THE DEPLOYMENT OF SYSTEMS WHICH REDUCE THE EMISSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND OTHER GREENHOUSE GASES IN ORDER TO DECARBONISE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY ('EMISSIONS REDUCTION').(3) PROMOTING EDUCATION CONCERNING CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION.(4) PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL STUDIES, RESEARCH AND PROJECTS AND THE PUBLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL WORKS RELATING TO CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION.THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE CIO SHALL BE HUMANKIND. THE CIOÆS AREA OF BENEFIT IS WORLDWIDE.
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 23 Jan 2020
Trustees (3)
- Dr Adam Parr Chair since 2020
- Matthew Mungo Tristram Soggot since 2022
- Merrick Hugh Denton-Thompson OBEage band 75-79 since 2022
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