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The Downforce Trust

Homeland Conservation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1187541
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 23, 2020
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
34 Park Town
Oxford
OX2 6SJ

Contact

Phone
020 8903 6592
Email
info@downforce.org
Website
downforce.org

Activities

The Downforce Trust promotes action on climate change, specifically through funding research and programmes designed to accelerate the deployment and scaling of known technologies. The Trust has a particular interest in carbon drawdown using nature-based solutions as these are available and scalable today.

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.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Country
Angola, Australia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chile, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, India, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Philippines, Rwanda, Scotland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, São Tomé And Principe, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United States, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Jan. 31, 2025 £1,326,773 £442,701 £2,635,671 2
Jan. 31, 2024 £534,065 £379,129 £1,751,599 2
Jan. 31, 2023 £1,075,126 £227,508 £1,596,663 2
Jan. 31, 2022 £600,000 £50,257 £651,082 3
Jan. 31, 2021 £400,279 £273,930 - -

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr Adam Parr (Chair) Jan. 23, 2020
Matthew Mungo Tristram Soggot Aug. 25, 2022
Merrick Hugh Denton-Thompson OBE Aug. 25, 2022