SIISTAINABILITTr' AND ENVIRONfwJEN
LEDU
ATION
IliAUDITED FINANCIAL STATK
IEiYTS FOR THE
I'EAR ENDED 315T MARCH 2025
Registered Comp*Dy Number- 06838644
Regi$t¢red Charity Number- 1129275
SHINER f*ttTC.HELL FISFIF,R & CO. LI,MITED
At¢ountants and Registered Auditor5
Smith Flouse
Gcorge Str¢¢t
Nailsworth
Siroud
Glouce&ietshir¢
GL6 OAG

SIISTAIN.4BILIn'
r.NVIRONfwIENTAL ED
ICATION
FINAIN
TA'fEfvIEIITS
FOkTHE YEAR ENDED
ISF NI.4RCH 2025
CONTENTS
Report of the Trustees
Report of the Independent ExaTlliDeT
Inc4)me and Exp¢nditure Aecouni
Statement ofFinancial Activities
BalartLe She¢l
12-15
Nol¢$ to the FilL￿cial Siat¢ments
The lollov+ing pages dD not lorm port of the Ststutory Accounts
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Detailed In¢ome and Expenditure Account

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TRIISTL
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IICATION
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'EAR ENDED 315T MARCH 202$
Th¢ Trustees PTesenl their annual repon with the a¢¢ounls of the Charity for the year ended 3151 March 2025,
REFEIiENCE ATrII) ADIlllNISTIi4TtVE INI FOtiMA TIOiY
1¢ Company whose Tegislered ofrlic¢ is al Smiih HousL, George Street. Nailsworth, Glos. GL6 OAG. is limited by
guarantee and is regisiered ￿ England IRe8ister¢d Numb¢T." 068386441.
Th¢ as5er5 and TesourLes of the Company ￿¢ used excltssively in th¢ p￿orMance and turtherdnce of Sustainable
nd EnvirDnm¢nial Education I'charily'l.
Th¢ Chatiiy is ¢onlrolled by its Trust Bo>aTd. namely the following p¢r50ns. who ￿tre also (he directors irt eontrol of
the Cotllpany during the yeaT.
Ms C d'Abieu
Chair
Ms A L Finlayson
CEO
M5 M FinlaysQD
Company Secretary resigned 27 Jan 2025
Mr J l-lolliyay
Tieagurer
M5 K M Wheeler Braneh Ret￿ed Nov 2024
Ms A Rornero
Ms J Millichip
Mr D W Hulyer
Ms Z Ausiin
Mr J Clarke
MT S Lighthouse
Resign¢d Sept 2025
In August 2025 the Board Co-Dpled the following member who will noi be full tmste¢s until th¢ n¢xl AGM..
Ms K shackl￿0Th Ichaii of Youth Board)
Th¢ day to day adtninistralion of the Charity is undertBken by Mr G Edivards. under the supervisitsn of Ms A L
Finlayson. who also aLts as CEO.
The Ma￿ agent5 for th¢ charity are..
Bank"¢rs'.
The Co-operative Ballk
Busin¢55 Dtreci
PO Box 250
Sktlmer5dale
WN8 6Wt
Independent Ex8miner'.
Shiner Mitchell Fisher & Co. Lid
Smtlh House
Geoige 8tre¢l
Nailsworth
Strgud
Gloucestershire
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STATEMENT OF TRIISTEES RESPONSIBJLITIES
The Tiustees are required lo pr¢pare f￿￿eldE sidietnenls for each financial >ear Ihai give a tTue and fair view of the
stale of affairs of the Chatilv & at the end of each f￿ancial ycat and of ihe net in￿ming and outgoing resources ol
the Charity forthat period.
Th¢ Tru5t¢es confirnj Ihal Suitable accouniing policies have been used and applied consisiently and reasonably and
piudent jiidgem¢nt5 and esiimales have been ￿ade in lh¢ preparaiion of the fthanel￿ staleJnen15 for the yeJr ended
31 M￿ch 2025. The'lrusl¢¢s also contirm that applicable accounting standards have been followed and iknt the
slat£rn¢nt5 have been prepared on the going ronc¢rn basis.

TRI'STEES ANiYtI.4L REPORT CONTINIIED
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STA TF.MENT ()F TRITSTEE RESPO￿sI81LVTlEs ICONTIIN[IEDI
The Trusiees are regponsible for keeping proper aLcounling Tecord5 which disclose with re3sonable aecuTaey ai any
Itnie the fiiiaiicial wsiiion of Ilie Charity and 1sliiLli eiiablt Ih¢m 10 ensure thai Ihe financial siaieill¢nls coniply with
the co￿panieS ALI 2006. They are also respoiisible for ￿fegUardi118 the ￿se¢S of th¢ Charity and hence tor tak￿8
reasonablL' Sieps for Ihc PTevLnlivn and deieetion of fraud and other irregularTlies.
STRIICTLIRE, GOVERNANCE AND ￿NAGEMENT
Go￿t[nin
DoLumeni
The Charity. which is a registered charity Ike8i5tered Number.. 11292751. is governed by tlie Company'5
MernoTandutll and Articles of Association (incorporated 9th MllTch 20091.
Recrllilmenl and A
inttn
The direciois of the CUTnpany are also chaiiti. trustees for the PUTpose of charity lai%. and under the tumpanv's
Arttcle5 are knoivn as members of the Managemmi Committec. Under the r¢quircmenis ol'ihe Meinor8ndum and
Articles the meTnbeis of the Mana8etnent committee ¢l¢ct¢d 10 5¢rv¢ tor a period ot thr¢¢ yeE￿s after which they
musi Stand down and oft¢r Ih¢ms¢lves for re-cltciion ai (he rtexi Annual Geneial Meeiing.
As a needs-led Lhtsrity, the Trustee5 are selected lo offer Rwide rallge of skills and experience Ihal are tslbenefil to
th¢ charity.
Trustee Induction and Trainin
The induction proces5 tor T￿￿1¢¢$ includes an iniiial mteiing wilh ihe Chair and inlomialion on th¢ powers and
TespunsibililiL5 v(Ihe TrLislees. Trustees are provided with a briefin8 pack %vhich inclu&s a brief hislory of Ihe
Chariry. a copi. of ihe charity-s con5tiiuiion. copies olminuks ofreceni Trustees meeting5 ajid copies ot th¢
previous year's annual report and accounts.
Th¢ TrLiSttts r¢vi¢w th¢ Skill requirements for th¢ Trus*¢ Board periodically and undertek¢ an annual T¢Vi¢W Ot.
their colle¢iive and irtdiyidual Errforrnance and contribution to the ChBTity.
ement
The Trusrecs have reviewed major risks facing the Charity and have established systems and procedures io
maDBge those risks. In particular. th¢ tru5t¢es have o)nsid¢r¢d lh¢ risks relating to the op¢ralioiis and tinan¢¢5 Qf th¢
Charily artd are saiisf]&d ihai syste￿S are in place lo mitigate exposure to the major risks iden12fJed.
Iructure
Direcror&rfriisiee$ mLei every quarter and are responsible lor the policy, busi[￿88 platming and ￿r&Tr8Y of the
Charity. Th¢ Charity Trust¢es meet and have responsibility 10 assist with the day to day running ot'the ¢harity.
OBJECTTr'ES.4ND ACTIVITIES FOR THE PIIBLIC BENEFIT
The objective5 of the ch￿lty to advanc¢ th¢ education of ihe public in the nattwal and man.made enviro￿￿ent
and ihc inicr-lclationship with the social and economic activities ot man.
This is done through..
l. Providirtg educaiiondI or training setvice5'
2. Providing advo¢acyladvic¢linformaiion,'
3. Swnsoring or undertak.ing re￿llrch.
4. Aeiing as an umbrella Lompanj or iestsuice kndy.
Sustainable thd EnviTonmental Education ISEEdl bEcame & new rharity in April 2(K)9 a[￿ tlus year hag beert one ef
coniinuing to drive ihe chariiy forward for rhe greate￿ tmpaei and change.
SEEd's fecug is on ie21 changE, pulling leattunB al the heart of sustainability and su51ainabilily ai the heart ol
learning al individual, insiiwtional and socieial levels. We ¢ontinii¢ 10 dtvelop our iiniqiie changemaker approaches,
gRdier transtormation stories build bu5ines5 plans and explor¢ scaling up methods in ¢hall¢nging financial
limes. SEEd's fou￿ is on Iransformaiional ¢du¢ation aPPToa¢hes thai enabl¢ peoplc of all ages to be pan ofworking
lowar(ts a 5usthinable and Jus1 luw￿.

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We continue lo ￿￿1¢W our slraiegy including adopiing il as the tram¢ivork for all budget and programnie planning
tasks. We now have in addilioii a 5 year business plan for the scaling up ofr Young Changemakerg. We pul iii place
morc evaluation and traekittg system% lo> record our impacL including Theory of Change frameivorks for sorne
prograninie5.
Longiruditthl ewidenLf ofLh2nEes iii the Attitudes tOV¥ards S￿[ainablI11Y survey foT Young P¢oplc and Educator5
conlinu¢d wirli research from University ol'Ess¢x Ifrom 2018 10 20251. Thi5 is a uniqut survey and 3c&demic
papeTS are being Mritten on the insighig we and th¢ Uniiersity have gained. It was also submitted lo th¢
D¢partineni for Educaiion for Lonsideralioii by the C￿￿lLUluM and Assessment Review team. We liave i￿lis21¢d
resewli wilh the University of Gloucestershire lo rigorouslj measure impllcr of the Young Chang¢mak¢r
progrtsTntne on sludenis, teach¢ry end schools. This continues 10 ￿ of use in llll consultation& advice and
n5ulianLy work w¢ undertake lo improv¢ offers and wlicies for education for sustainability gt all lei'els. Aftei the
desigii and trial vf mor¢ online conienl delivery and fwililalion. we lillve implemcnied remote me¢ling gnd work'ing
and crnbedding it, i¥hel￿er p)ssibl¢ in our i¥ork, lo etL4bl¢ us to reaeh a wider audi¢nc¢ and reduce ctrbon and
Iravel costs.
We are wideniiig our ofler lo communiiies as well Bs 5choo15 and eolleges. individuals. Our plans now
include developing u version of Young Changcmakers that is suitable for SEND and other neurodivers¢ siudenls,
working with local authorit1¢5 and MATS and exploring youth club involvement in Young Changernak"ers.
ACFIIF.VEMENTS AliD PERFoR￿￿NcE
SEEd's role 15 to bting people log¢lhcr-young and old- to learn about. develop. share and celebiate the best in
eniiironmenial and $￿taInabilIty aclion-leaming and practice. W¢ promoie the dLvelopmenl ot'key life skills
includin8 critical. sy51ems and futures Ihinking, Bs a means for sustainable change.
We Dr¢ a platform for hotK and positivity, believing thai people, working tog¢tkr and creatively, can me￿¢ the
112llSltion to g truly ecologically susrainable, equitabl¢ and belltr WOTId.
We organise OUT work arourtd four int¢rlink¢d themes..
Cutalysinq and building, Empowering, Provoking und Sustalning
C17tolysirtg ond building..
Anjbition. We will continue 10 piovide an entry poini. infortnation&l hub and. where relevant. leadership. to Ihose
involved or wishing lo be ini'olv¢d. in ¢n￿￿ort￿ental education and ltrJtninB for 5uslainabtlity. both in the U.K. and
globally. We did thi5 in a vtsriety of ways including being ￿ or Starting neiiYoTks, contributing to consultation4
giving keynoies. and workshops.
Hoiii we did ihis.
JnigYnalioNully.'
Our approach land )0 years of ex￿[lence1 in d¢veloping e¥idEnce•based practice h&$ been rnuch in demand, both
for advic¢ 8nd supwtL Policy and ei'en jusi infortninB organisarions and audien￿5 atrA)Ut hoi¥ this ¥nighi be don¢.
We are seen 05 exp¢rt5 in (his PTaClice. W¢ coniinue 10 leatn 35 well.
W¢ had a greaier irnpact on unusual and audien¢¢5 iniemaiitsnally. The5¢ included..
Our inpui 10 UNESCO ESD-Nei 2030 network. and the GrLening Education Partnwship, that emeTg¢d
fro￿ COP 26, coniirtues. This included whole inslikntlQD approauh disLUSSiOllS as well 85 leaming and
assessrnenl
the launch ol'Earthivard5' b(M)k by with Katherin¢ Burkt, an eduLaloT frorn Norway, hosted by SEEd. 120}
Wt gave a keynot¢ on our exFri¢nc¢s in mtaningfully and effectively engaging }'oung people iviih
sustainability lopi¢s alld actions to a public Egyptian audience. facilitated by a G￿eklmedltCrraTr¢an
NGOI501
We swk¢ al Abbey Colle8¢ Cambridg¢ trn 2 Climate Cont¢rence dav organised by ￿tematIonal students
and wilh local and Croatian siudenis allendin81801
W¢ designed and led a coinmuniiy suslainability da>. tor rhl Tevel international group oftduLalors1301

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There has been a rcal shift to interest in OUT by new OTganisations to us and especially schools.
Sustainability Educelion sp¢ech al Gr¢eii Ci)Ilege. Oxford University 11001
800 schotsl siatf la school Trust) from CILF at Twickenhaiii sladiutn
Brackn¢ll Fore￿ siudenis and siarrEco ConferenLe12001
We continue to Iiost and manag¢, as well ￿ Co Chaii Our Shared World. This 15 a n¢t￿Ork of any
rg￿￿nISait0n or individual whu believe they are N4'orkiiig on SDG 4 7 Education for Suslainabilily. It is IhE
biggest and broadcsi netivork in Ihc UK (with some intemtttionttl asso¢iaiegl and has about 450 M¢M￿rS
and assoLiaies who meet regularly.
SrttLh ai Iht Royal Frsiival Hall- Augusi- 100 Fegislered
We5tminst¢r Education foruiii K¢Jnotc-Nexi sieps for Climate ehange and sustainability educalton11001
Consiilicd oli and participated in artist led poliry dev¢lopnienl project lor D￿ (JO peuple invited
PhD research con5ultslion- Uni of Reading
Wellingion College Student led project with the Dominicwi Republic (Ministry of Ed) Inter8eneTalional
Climat¢ Dialogue. Providing advice and 5upporllliB young faeiliiaiors
Continued facilithting rh¢ Stroud Districi Council Community Eng4o¢menl Board of approximately 25
lead¢rs looking 10 engage mure ulihe district of JO,ODO people.
Continued advice and supwrt to the DtE Susiainabiliry and Climaie Change Team
We ¢sliTnat¢ that %v¢ engaged %Yith to ov¢r 2.000 people directly. and many MO￿ ￿ Ih¢y engaged wilh their oivn
audience5 and networks.
Poi'tKei'sl?ips
This year we wtsrked very h3n4 to find pBrtners for a gT¢at¢r impact. our s¢aling up wllbitions in order to m&tch our
approach lo change in our Theory ol'Chang¢. This ￿Lluded formal partn¢rships with..
The Harniony ProjeCl-es￿Cla1IY d¢liv¢ring th¢ joint Climat¢ confer¢nc¢s.
Rtbool (he Futiire- oui PAcfs projcct
Wellinglon College- Dominican Rtpublic Tnlwgtnerarional Clima1¢ Dtalogu¢ advice and supwrtyoung
Univ¢rsity of Essex for advice and analysis of our longitudinal Attitudes kn Susiairtability for young
people.
University of Gloucesiershire foT advice and the evaluation of the llnpactof Young Chan8emakeFS Ort
)'oi]n8 people and schools
Gloutes*Tshire Locd N&ture Partll¢Tship focusing on ¢ngag¢Tnent.
Enln. Poinls
We have designed and pui in place easy to Use and free resources entry ID encourage furtheT deeper
¢ngag¢mtnt in educalion for sustainabilit>. Ol'pariicular note hag been our Whole InsiifuiiLTrn Approii ch to
Sustainability Audit"lool Inow on tht DE support ￿'ebStIeI and the SEEd Youth Listening Project IAttitudtt to
s￿l&lnab]I1ty Surv¢yl. By July 2025 ive had completcd our Ihird of IhL5¢ surveys iyirh over 4500 youiig p¢opl¢
parltLipaiing. This is noiv ts longitudinal study exploring chang¢ in attitudes JDd education since 2018. It has b¢¢n of
gr¢ai inieresi 10 govemmtni and local authuiities.
In addiiion, we continue io add lu our comtnunity p3rtn¢rs network for th¢ Young Changemak-ers Prograrnme at
urrently hav¢ ov¢r 20 p￿tllerS in Siroud alont.
Discussions i¥iih oiher tmerEing parfnerships continue with. Andy MiddlelotL Learning through LandsLaFs
Gloucestershire W'ildlife Tru51, National Triist Icoiswoldsl, Parents fur the Futur¢, Univetsilv of Keele, Solar for
SLhvuls- attLnding Iheii Parliamenlarv ShowLase. Brtstol fducglioii Partnership. Chelieiiham Education
ParinLrship. Oihers inLlud¢d. City of London. Bracknell Forest local Ruihoiity and schools, Kings School,
GIuuLe&ler, Furesl ol. Dean LA. CBrnbridg¢ s¢hoo15 and university, Project fv¢ryon¢. ESS Gr¢¢n Skill& Society of
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Of particular note this year our invitation to a Bu¢kingham Palac¢ Garden Party as guesi of D¢partineni for
Educaiioll. In addilion, Ann Finlay50n, our CEO i%'as aivard2d an Environtnent Awgrd trotn Siroud Council
in recognition of tlie impa¢l the Slroud Young Changemaker schools are having on IoLal btodiN'¢rsity.
lhe SEFAIHub
inwryorales all our onliiie materials. infonnation and services. our regulaT eommurticaiions through rhe monihly
SEEd Newsletter and PTovide% a platforrn of supFx)rt for all other progranini¢s.
OUT newest. Bnd ayoungest. m¢mb¢r of staff h&s worked hard to Incre￿ our social media audience and base in
order lu reach new audienLes. This }'ear produced our first All￿￿￿1 ReporLISwrliohl R¢porl outlining our impllct
for a i¥ider audience. We identified on¢ page on our websilL with dowTrluads uf Liver 1800 in tsboul 10 months.
We now are 8&therin8 slnrie5 aiid ¢ndors¢m¢lits as a key communication method for lurther influencing ai
engage￿ent. Our website deTnonslrales these lill s.'I,Ise-ed
Our n]ernbership remains Ste￿dY with some gro1￿￿ due primarily to Young Changtmaker5 schools. Our m¢mbeTS
art
Empowering..
Ambiiion." W¢ will continue 10 provide iargeied courges and proETamtnes ikni etntx>wer wple in IlkiT homes,
workplac¢. or communiti¢S to make change.
Hoiir we did ihis.
Our Change Programmes- I'oung Changemakers, Chthngtmakers and Changing Plates- art Ihe training attd
facilitation bedrock- of SEEd: Ihev are designed to work- at th¢ individual. institution. and community l¢v¢ls.
ITnwrtant cotnponLnls of the Young Changernakers and ehanging Places programmes 8r¢ the ongoing SEEd Youth
Listeniiig ProJ¢a. and delivery of ih¢ SEEd IlTholi Institution Approach.
We began expluiing hoiv the ladultl Changem&ker pro8rainme COLild h¢ run as impaufully but onliD¢. W¢
rcscarchLd and ¢valuatLd how Ihis %¥as ￿'0[kIng with YCM and cxplored hoiv il could be applied.
ComJJJllnity Engagefftent Lhanging Pl2eo.s. 11¢ ar¢ now working wilh community gmup l¢ad¢rs ￿ pgrt of
the Stroiid Di51ricl Council Cotntnunit). Engagement Board Dnd their contribution to th¢ SDC 2030 Carbon Boals.
Att¢r d¢sigiiing. training and taciliiaiing ihis group lor 3 years and they futhlly felt empowered 10 rake over Ihe
Chaiting of this Board the￿selveS and it conlinu¢s in th¢ new SDC slral¢gy.
This yeJT, having leamed from the previous year. lye revised the Young Ch&ngtm¥k¢r5 progratntne from the
f¢¢dback" froTh students and t¢ach¢r5. W¢ a150 brought togeth¢r a (kvelopmeni group of advisors io help with
improving th£ design. We signed up 10 schools thi5 >'ear in a v8ri¢ty of Settings and abilities. and used th¢ y¢ar to
monitor and iesi improvemenis wc had made. We partnered ￿1th the Unl￿e[sitV uf Gloueestershire 10 exploit
student and t¢acher 5UStain&biliry conipelence5. 1I'¢ w¢re ¢5￿CIallY in*r¢si¢d in how YCM develops an improved
ense of voung people. a sense of their 0￿.n community and ihe local work that people Bre alr¢adJ doin8.
A R¢pon rhat wt have used widely in our advice and wb.cy work was pruductd. This trtcourag¢d us to d¢v¢lop
five year Pl￿ to ty to scal¢ up thi5 pilot project.
The SEEd Youth Board continued lo explore how they wanted to contribute a[￿ work with rhe mall) Board and
staff. As pth of their le￿ning Ih¢y attended most of the Board meeiing5 ma&ing very valuabl¢ contributions. The
plan is to fomalize ihis fLffthei in 202i-2026.
Provoking..
AmbilioN." We will coniirtue 10 Create ep¥n-souree and viral campaigns that calalyse new a[￿ creative thinking thDUt
possibl¢ futures lor hLun8nkind Starting wilh Ih¢-purpo8¢ ofedu¢aiion'
HÉN will we do this.
Thmugh our cha￿ging Svstetll5 %voik, SEEd builds coalitions of praLtice such as Our Shared World that inforni
C￿￿Paigns such ￿ the current'purpos¢ ot education. d¢baie. To furthcr build Irusi and respect as an'impact
network, our Chair initialed Learning Lunches. These have prov¢d to b¢ very succ¢s8ful drawing 50-100 people
registering each monih. The membership as a result has grown quickly tnakin8 It one olihc biggest and broadest
networks in this sector (approximately 451) organi5ationsl. Thc sizc ofii now has cncoiirag¢d olh¢rs ro il tor
carnpaigning or projects to consult on. Lord Jitn Kniglil ask¢d wlieth¢r Ihe lleNork could b¢ ￿ed to prornot¢
PACTS (Politicians Aceoiiniable on Climate 10 SiudEntsl.

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This 15 an inno￿alIVe approach io encourage ongoing coni'ttsaiions klwetn sludenis and their local ¢lect¢d
embers, beyond the nornial way ofjust writing a letter. Tlie goal is to eiicourage young people lo feel eMpo￿Tred
ro vol¢ aiid undersiand decision rntking in govcrnrntnl. A launLh evenl 21 Ihc Googlc Hcadquartcrs in London in
December ivith 5tudeiits. ¢xp¢rts aiid poliiicians drew in ov¢r 100 participants. The OSW neI￿ork then had
presentations and the tnalerials were made available lo thetn lo also protnole and therefore scale up.
SEEd continu¢d to Wl)Tk ¢los¢ly with d¢¢ision-lak¢rs providing advic¢ al all levels from local commuDTti¢s to
natii)nal Government both in Ilie IIK and over5ea5. In particular we contribute in a vllriety. of way8 lo the
Curri¢uluni and Assessmeni Review trying ro register Ilie inip)rlanc¢ ot'includiiig sustsinability aiid climat¢ change
in the educatTon sy5teni. not j￿1 as knoM'l¢dg¢.
Sustoining..
Anibilion.. We ivill build effective and efrficient orgmisation, fil for purpos¢ snd llble to do its core Nvork through
rhe other thre¢ ihemes.
MeLTS111'e.' To have created a sustainable working model for SEEtL ond without compromising ils vBIues. within
Ihree ytars Itnd of 20251- scc Part Thtt¢ below.
Hoiv will we do iliis.
The Su5tain'. 'I'r8n5ltton Plsn 2022_24 provides the outline of how %ve hotK to transtorm SEEd through
dev¢lopm¢ni of ih¢ resource and sup]x)rier base.
A vital part ol'our offering as a chariTr 15 to provide fr¢e or subsidised s¢rvicts whtrever p055ible. bul as
tngagcmeni land hence eosts.i increase. lye are al&0 keen lo conveTi participants inlv co&t-LY)VeT￿8 lee-payers
an￿Or wider 5UPPOrters of our work. WThere cO￿S cannot b¢ covered by participanis. we will Seek sponsorship and
othei sUPPOrt l<.g., Young Changemak"eTS).
We developed and r¢view¢d the lollowing plans ro aid tn this transirion..
R¢¢ruitTll¢nt alld Siafting Plall
Three Ytar Business mo(kl
Fuiidraising plan
FtNANC.L4L REVIEW
The Finllncial results for th¢ y¢8r show a deticit ot'income ov¢r eX￿ndItUre of £39,559 12024.. Surplus f40.9501.
The irusiets are saiislied wilh Ihe firtanci21 Fx)siliort, which they wnsider is adequately disclosed in the attached
accounts.
Reserves PolLCy
The TrLisiees have a EK)licy olihTee months ttserves to cover all Eosts, and this was the rase throughout 2024125.
The 1¢slricl¢d thnds ar¢ for their specified pury)s¢ and the reserves held ar¢ equal 10 the amount remaming. The
balance of restricted fvnds os of 31 March 2025 was £DiI 12024.. £nill
Principal Funding Souret$
The Charit! generates ils illLurne paid foT serviLes, siibscriplions, and donations. All program]nes do ofrTer (ree
or subsidi5¢d places to thos¢ who cannoi afford the progranun¢. SEEd ha5 seLured core fulld￿8 over 3 years as part
of SEEd's ambition to sc&le up and develop the reath of its Iransforniaiive programmes.
Inve£tmtnt Policy
The Chatiti. Ivill Utili￿ other investment opportunitie5 Bs Ih¢y ari￿. bul any inv¢5tmeDt hav¢ th¢ full sUPPOrt
of ilic knard of Irusiees, after taking professional advice.
PLANS FOR THE FUTIIRE
SEEd feels li has a real undersianding and evtdettce of tvh21 ITansform21ional educaiional approaehes ar¢ and why
they bre 50 UntK)rtDnl. It teels il doe5 not need lo keep inventing new programmes but Scale up Ih05e that work as
they work &% a compleie package for changt for educaiion ￿WardS a gusiainable 2nd just fumre.
SEEd has deVelo[￿d a workplan frotn the strategy and is unplemenling It. This includes explOr￿g partnership5,
Loaliiions, fundin¥ opportunities and soif-lunding opporlunilies. 2024r2025 has seen an even bigger increas¥
SEEd-5 profile and r¢a¢h.

SIISTAIN.4BLE.4ND ENVIRONMEN'TAL EDIICATION
TRIISTEES.4NNI tIAL REPORT
CONTINIIE
FOR THE I'EAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025.
This w'ill ￿ean building capacity lo und¢rtak¢ the scal¢&up work envi5aged- including an alurniii network,
mentors. faciliiaiors, ststt'and sharin¥ more evidence ofimpaci 10 engage new audieiices and make ESD accessible
RESPOINSIBILITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMI IrrEE
Company lai¥ r¢quir¢s tli¢ Management Coinmittce to prepare linancial stat¢m¢iits for each financial year tligl give
a true 2nd faiT view of the state of aflairs ol'the ch3rilable COTnpany as al the balance sheet dale and of ils i￿L￿[nIng
resources and appliLaiion of resources, including inc0￿e and expenditure. for the rtnancial year. In preparaiion or
those financial slalemenls. the ManggemeDI Committee should follow b¢91 practice and..
Select suitable accounting policies and apply IheTn con5151enily
Make judgcmenis and esiimaies Ihai are reasonable prudent; and
Prepare ihe financi41 slalem¢nts on the going concern basis unl¢s5 It 15 inappropri￿tr lo assume th￿t th¢
cotnpany will continue on Ihllt basis
The MatLllgetnent Committ¢¢ is responsible for m8intaining proper accounting records ivhich disclose with
reasonabl¢ accuTaCJ ai any time the fintsncial pugiliun of Ihe ehaTii&ble tompany and io enable Ihem 10 ensure Ihar
the financial 51alemenis compl>. wilh the Companies Aei ?006. The Managemeni Committ¢¢ is also r¢sponsible for
Safegu￿rding the assets of the charitabl¢ compgny and h¢nc¢ tor 13k"in8 reasonable steps for the preN'enlion and
deieclion olfraud and other irregulaTilies.
Mernbers uf thc Mana
emenl Cornrnittee
Members of tht Matsagemeni Committce ore directors forthe PUTpose of company law and iruslees for the
purp)ses ot'charity IRW. wh0 5¢rved during the ytar and up ￿ the d8t¢ ot'ihis report are Set out on page l.
In accordance with company law. ￿ the eompan) s directors, we L%rtify that..
So far as we are llivDre, ther¢ is no r¢l¢vHnt audit inlormation of which the company's auditor5 are
unaware; and
A5 the dir¢¢tors of th¢ Charit) ￿¢ hav¢ iakeii all th¢ steps rhal we ought lo hav¢ taken in order to tnak¢
OUTgelve& aiyare of any relevant audit infotrnalion and to establish that the ¢haTity'S audilols are aware of
thai information.
Signed beh*lf of the board
2L/,,/-
Ms Ann Finlayson
Trusice
Dal

INDEPENDENT EK4MINERS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS
ON THE IINAIIDITCD FINAP4C.IAL ST.4TENtENTS OF
SIISTAIN.4BLE AN'D ENWIROINIIENI'AL EDI1CATION
FOR THE I'EAR ENDED 31- ￿[ARc1{ 2025
R￿p£￿tIVe ￿.￿P(￿n.￿7bi1Iti¢$ of trusttes and examiner
The charity's Ituslees li%'ho are also the director5 of tlie wnipgny for th¢ purpose5 of cornpaiiy lo￿.} are responsible
tor lh¢ preparaiion ol'lhe accouiiis. The charity's Iiugiees consideT that audil is not re4uired for (his year undLr
5¢¢1ion 144121 ol'th¢ CliaTili¢s Act 20111111¢ 2011 Charitie5 Acii. and Ihai ¥m tndependeni examination is needed.
l am qualift¢d to undertake the examinarion by btinE a qualifted member of ihe Chartered Association of Certified
Accountllnts
Having 5alisli¢d mJ'5¢1fihal the charity is not subject 10 atsdii undeT company law, or otherwis¢. and is eligible lor
Inde(￿n￿en1 exatninaiion. it is my responsibility to..
• exainine the accoiinls undcr seciion 145 of the 2011 Chdrilies Act,
* 10 follow Ihe procedures laid in Ili¢ general Dir¢¢iions gtv¢n by th¢ Charity Commission under section
14515llbl ofihc 2011 Chariiies Aci, ond
• to stale wheth¢r pariicular matters hal't come to my atteniiort.
Basis of indeptndent tx*mither'$ st*teme]Jt
My exaiiiiiialinn ivas cDrri¢d out ln accordance wilh gen¢rnl Dir¢Liions given by (he Charitv Commission. An
indtsP-ndLni exarninaiion inLlkides a revie1￿ of the accoiintin8 recor(ts kept by the Charity and a £ompaiison of the
accounts pres¢iil¢d wilh those r¢cords. li also in¢lud¢s ionsideraiion ofanN iinusual ii¢ms or disclosurts in th¢
account5 and seeking explanations from th¢ irust¢e5 concerning amy such matttrs.
The procedures undertllk.ell do not proi'tde all ihe evidcncc thai ￿011[d Ee requirtd in an audii, and consequenll>' no
opiniun is given as lo wheiher Ihe llccounls present a-true and fair. vi¢w Rnd the r¢port is limited to those matte
s¢t out in the next stat¢m¢nt.
Indepe￿dent examiner's statement
In connection with niv ¢.xatninalion. no matter has com¢ to my arEenlion'.
vhich giv¢£ mt r¢8sonablt cause to believc Ihal in any maierial respect rhc rcqLJir¢ments.'
+ To keep accuunling reLOTds in accordance witli seclioii 386 Ofr th¢ Companies Act 2006 and
• To prepare aLcounis whiLh a￿0[d with the accoiinlin8 recard5, coniplv iviih the accounting
r¢quir¢menr5 Ot's¢ciion 396 of rhe Companies Aci 2006 with the methods and principles of the
Statement of Recomm¢nd¢d Prnclice.. Accounting and Rtporting by Chari11¢5
hav¢ not been Tn¢l or
2. to which. in mv opinioN attention should be dr2Wrt in order lo enable a propeT UnderSL￿d￿8 ofthe accounts
to be r￿Ched.
r6
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%I.IINI.'R MI'ICI.ILLL. fi%HCR & CO. LTD
lrtdependent Exutniner
Dai
Smith House, fj¢orge Stre¢ll Nailsi¥onh, Slroud, Glouc¢￿t￿h1r¢ GL6 OAG

SiISTAINABL
ND ENVIRON￿lENT
ED
ICATION
COMEAN
F.XPENDITURE.4CCO
ST
OR THE I'EAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Notc
2024
IN
OME
105.297
EXPENDIT
IRE
Ad￿InIstratIon and operating expenses
489
164.3471
Other operating income
NET INCOMING RESOURCES
lJ9.6771
40.950
Interesi r¢c¢ivable
SVRPLUSIIDEFICIEiYCI'I OF INCOINIE
OVER EXPFNDII'URE BEFORE TAXATION
139,6771
40,950
T&xaiion
RETAINED SIIRPLIISIIDF.FICITI FOR
THE IEAR AFTER TAXATION

10.
SIISTAIN.4BLk A￿D
JRONf*￿NTAL EDIICATI
TATEII
T OF FII.4NCL4L AC'fiiiiTIE
FOR THE ITAR EN'DED
I- MARCH 2025
2025
2024
TDtal
Funds
Designdttd Re5trietcd Ilnr¢5trieted Total
FuDd5
Fund5
Funds
Fund$
Note
INCOfvlb RESOIIRCES
Donation.4 and Legacies
Ptuvisiun of Environnienlal Faciliiaiion SeTrice5
Other income
11.962
19.850
1.962
19.850
78.091
27.?06
Toral Income
31
ios
31812 ￿12 ￿97
EXPEINDJTIIRE
Direct chariiablt expenditure
Fund raising Diid publicity
Management and administrlltion
6.655
6.655
9.066
64.834
Toial e%￿ndItuTe
71
89 71489
64
Nei incominE resou￿¢5 b¢fore
transf¢rs and revaluaiion's
139.6771 139.6771
40,950
Nct movement in lunds
Total tiinds brought forwOTd
139.6771 139,6771
L2L3 92 913
40.950
Toial futyjs carried foTward

TAIN.4BLE.4ND ENVIRONMEN
AL EDIICATION
BALANCE SHEET
ASAT
ST
I ￿l.4RcH 2025
Note
2024
FIXED ASSETS
Tangiblt Assets
1,938
CViiREIYT ASSETS
Debtors
C￿h ai bank- and in hand
1,600
5110
92.802
CREDITORS: Amounts falling du2
within one y¢ar
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CIIRRENT
LLIBILITI&S
RESERVES
Unrestrict¢d thnds
TOTAL FUNDS
Th¢ cornpllny ig entitled ts) exempiion trom audit un(kr Sectiort 477 ofthc Companies AL% 2￿6 for the yearending
311 March 2025.
The members have noi required th¢ company to obtafft an audit of its financial statements for Ihc year ¢nd¢d 31
March 2025 iLJ accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2￿6.
The diTectors acknowledge th¢ir responsibilities for".
(a) ensuring thai the comparty kt¢Ps accounting r¢cord5 whiLh comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the
Companies Act 2006 and
Ibl preparing financial siat¢m¢nts %vhich give a true and fatr ¥ieiv ot the stale of llffa￿ of the company as al the
end ofr e￿h financial year 8nd ofits proffit and loss fui each linancial Ye￿ in accordance with Ihe requirements
of Secliuns 394 and 395 and which oth¢rwi5e compl}, with ihe r¢quirem¢nts of th¥ Ctsmpanies Act 2006
relating to fIn￿CIal slalem¢nls, so far as applicable to the company.
Th¢ f￿anCIal 8iaiemeni8 have been pr¢par¢d in &ccordance with the provisions &pplicable 10 companies subj¢d to
the Small Companies r¢gim¢.
The financial staiemenls on pages 6 to 13 were approved by the b)ard of direclot5 and signed on its behgjf by..
2&/,./z¥
Ms A L Finlay50n
Director
Da

12.
IISTAIN.4BLE.4liD ENVIRI)Nf+
NOTES TO THK FINAN
AL STA TE￿IEliTs
FOR T
ITAR EINDED 31ST ￿lARCH 2025
ACCOIINTING POLICIES
The prineipal accounting p)Iici¢s are summarised beloiv. The accounting policies have been applled
collsistently Ihroughoui ihe year.
Basi5 0(accountiJ]g
The fiiianci31 Slaleinents have been prepared in accordance wilh Financial Reporting Standard 10?-'The
Financial Reporting Standard appli￿ble in the UK and Republic of Ireland" iTrcludin8 th¢ provision ot'S¢clion
IA'"Small Enliiies, Ihe Companie% Act 2006 ￿ld Ili¢ Stalemenr ot'Recommended PraLlise". Aceouniing and
Reporting bj ch￿rItIcS 155ued in January 2019. The financial 51llt¢m¢Dls have bt¢n prepared under the
hi51viical Lost conTrenlion.
The cornpany laK¢n 8dvanrage of paragraph Jl)) of section 4 of the Compani¢s Act 2(K)6 to its own
arrang¢mLni of headings and sub.headings du¢ lo th¢ 5lXCtal nature ofiis a¢livilies.
Fund #c£ounting
Unr¢siri¢Yed funds are available for us¢ at th¢ discr¢iion of the trustees in furtherance of the geneTal
objectives ol'ihe charity.
Designaied funds are unrestricted funds eamiarked by the Managtmeni Com]nittee foT particular
purposes.
Resiricled funds llre subjected lo reslriclions on their expenditure itnposed by the donoroT through th¢
l¢rms of an ap￿&[.
Intoming resource$
All incomiiig rtsourcts are incliided in the skntem¢nl of financial activiti￿ when the charity is eniiiled io the
inevme hnd the amounl c3n be quantified with reasonable acLura¢y. The following specific polici¢s ar¢ applied
lo particular caicgories of inLorne.
Volunlar). income 15 receiiLd by waN' vf giants. donation5 Bnd gifts and 15 Included in lull in the Sial¢menl
of Finonciai AEtivilies when r¢c¢ivabl¢. Grants, whtre eniiilement is not condiliunal on the delivery of
s￿￿¢]fiC perforniance by ¢ho1ily, are reco8nis¢d wh¢n th¢ charity becomes uncondilionaily eniitled io
the gTanl.
The valu¢ of (bnaied services and facilitl¢s provid￿ by volunteers h&% not been inblu(kd these
ounts
Invesimertt incoffle is included when receivablt.
Incoming resources from chaT1￿ble trading activity are 8ccount¢d tor when tamed.
Incutning resources from grants. wher¢ r¢laied lo perfonnance and specitic deliverllbles. yr¢ account¢d for
&s the ehariiy earns the right to Co￿ld¢ratiOn by its perforn)artce.
Resource$ expanded
ExFtndiiiire is rccognised (>n Rccrual b￿lS as a liability is incurred.
Cvsls of generating tunds ari those cosig u]curTed in attracting voluntHry income, gnd those incurred in
IrddinE activities that raise tunth.
Ch8ritablc cxpendilure Cu[npr￿es those wsls incurred by the chariry in ihe delivery olils aciiviiies and
services for its ben¢ficiari¢s. li includes boih costs that can k &lloc&ted d￿ectlY to Such activities and
those Eosls of an indirtct natur¢ necessary io supp)rt them.
Gov¢rnan¢¢ cosrs include ihosE Costs a550Ciat¢d %4'iih m¢¢ling th¢ conmiiutional and stalu￿ry
requiiemenl% of th¢ ¢haritN' and in¢ludc ihe dudii feeg and Losts linked to the Str￿leS1£ mDnagemenl of the
charity.
All costs llr¢ allocated between rhe expendilure caleEories of the SOFA a b8sis d¢signed to refle￿ ihe
Iise of the resource L0515 rtlaiuig 10 a particul￿ acI￿VIty are allocalEd direLtly. othern are apporEioned on
an appropriaie basis eg. Sikff LOSIS per lime sp¢ni and oihbr c0515 por Iheir usage.

13.
'I'AINABLE AND ENI'IRONMENTA
EDIICATIO
TESTOTHE F
ANCIALSTATEME
FOR TFI
I'EAK ENDED
ST NIARCH 2025
Depretiation
Dtpreci?lion is provided ai ihe following rat￿ in QTd¢T to write off each 8S5el oveT Ihtir ¢stimal¢d
U5¢ti]I lives 28 follows..
Computer Equiptneni
2￿30 on Redu¢ing Ba13nce
Taxation
The trusi ts a registered charity and is not liahle for wiy income. capiknl gains OT corporation t&x¢s on ils current
2. tNCOME
Income compri5¢s sales or8￿d5 and servitrs together with the proceeds of fund raising and donations
rec¢ived in (x)nne¢iion ivith the objects ofihe charity.
3. DIRECT CHAIUTABLE EXPENDITURE
2025
21)24
Total
Designated Re5tri¢ted
Ilnrestri¢t¢d
Total
(Q￿MUnIcatIOnS
Poslag¢s & Slalionllry
Course Fees
6,595
60
6.595
60
7.637
199
4. FlL4NACE￿lENT AND ADMtNISTI4TION
2025
Total
2024
Total
Designated Re$tri¢ttd
Ilnre5tricttd
Wag¢5 & SalaTies
Subconirdci tabour
Travcll&ng
Telephone
Cornpiiier Costs
Sundry Expen￿5
Insurance5
Accounlthcy
Profcssion81 S¢rvices
Bank ChJTges
Exchange gains and1055e5
Offic¢ and Storage Rent
Depr¢cialion
48,540
48.540 41,8
2,139
302
59
1.860
579
665
254
3.127
665
254
3,127
2,192
2,636
334
2,192
2,636
334
1,824
543
230
6,517
569
6.517
5,593
569
352
.55
64851 ￿81

14.
SIISTAEN.4BLE AND ENN'IR
ENfAL EDIICATION
OTES TO TTrI .
N.4NCIAL STATENfENTS
THE IEAR EINDED 31ST NL4RC.H 2025
S. E￿IPLOYEE INFORMATION
2024
Total
Dt5ignated
Restricted Ilnrt5tricted
Total
Wages & Salaries
48.540
48 540 41 800
48540 41
None ollhe direclors of the Charity received any ernoluments or ¢xpense5 during Iht year.
The numbeT of person5 emploved duTing the year were..
2025
2024
Fundraising, publicity and administration
6. TANGIBLE FL¥ED ASSETS
Cotnput¢r
Equipme￿1
Cost or vlluatio
Al 1$1 April 2024
Additions
Ai J151 March 2025
5.471
589
6,060
Deprecilltion
At I, April 2024
Charge f(Trr the y¢Br
At31. March20?j
569
4,122
Net book value
AI 3 March 2025
At 31. March 20?4
Th¢ net book value ai 31M March 2025 r¢pr¢5enis iangible fLxed a55ets ￿¢d for..
Direct charii*ble puryose
1,938
DEBTORS
Amounts f*llillE due within on¢ year:
2024
'rrade D¢bior5
600

.4BLE AND ENN'IROYMENT.4L EDIIC
NOT
TO THE FtNANCIAL sTATE￿IENTs
FOR THE
R ENDED 315[￿RCH 202S
8. CREDITORS
Amounts f¥lling duc within ont year..
2025
2024
Trade Creditors
Other eredilors
18
9. ANALYSIS OF FIJNDS
2025
Total
Funds
Z024
Total
Futtds
Designattd Restricted Unre$tricted
Fund5
Funds
Fund5
(*) ￿[OVement in funds
Al I, April 2024
Nel incomin￿OUtgo7ng TesouTces
139,677) 139.6771
51.963
Al 51￿ MarLh 2025
53
53
Ibl Rtpr¢5ent8tioJJ of fund balanc¢s
Tangible assets
Cash and bllnk balart¢es
Other current a5S¢1S
CutrL'rti liabiliii¢s
1,938
52,005
1,600
.938
52,00)
1.600
1,918
500
At 3151 March 2025

16.
SIISTAINABL
ND EM'IRONMLNTA
DIICATION
IN
1 IE AI)l) EXPENDIT
ACCOIINT
FOR THE EN
ED 31$7 r*iARCH 2025
THIS PA
K DOES NI OT FORNI PART OF THE STATLITOR Y FINANCIAL STA TEMI ENTS
2025
2024
tNCOMK
Personal and business donations
Fees Enviroiim¢iital ServiLt5
Other EnvironTnenlal Services
School Progrnmmes
11.962
78.091
12.485
24.001
3.205
105,297
31.812
PROGIL4F¥lME DF.I.IITRI'
Communicaiions
Posiages & Station
Course Fees
6.595
199
1,230
NET SIIRPLUSIIDEFICII'I OF CHARITABLE
AcfiviTIES
96
0￿.￿R]{EAD COSTS
Wag¢s & Salarits
Subconlract L&bour
Trav¢lling
Telephone
CompiiiLr costs
Sundry Expenses
InsuranLes
Accountaney
Professional Services
Bank charges
xchange gains and losses
Office and Storage Rtnr
Depreciatio
48,540
41.800
2.140
302
59
1,860
579
065
254
3,127
2.192
1,824
543
230
334
6.517
569
5,593
351
64
iYET SIIiIPLITSIIDEFlC.fTI OF ￿COmE
OVER EXPENDITITRE FOR THE I'LiR