# THE ECOLOGICAL CONVERSION GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1197384
- **Other names:** THE ECG
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 6, 2022
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1197384


## Contact

- **Address:** The Old Paddock, Park Road, Dormans Park, East Grinstead, West Sussex
- **Postcode:** RH19 2NQ
- **Phone:** 07715990903
- **Email:** jp@theecg.org
- **Website:** www.theecg.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:• PROMOTING AND CREATING ONLINE RESOURCES FOCUSSED ON INTEGRAL ECOLOGY, FOCUSSED ON BUT NOT LIMITED TO MEMBERS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH;• PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS, PRIMARILY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM;• PROMOTING THE HOLISTIC ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:- DELIVERING TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS AROUND THE KEY TEACHINGS OF POPE FRANCIS’ LAUDATO SI’ AND INTEGRAL ECOLOGY;- CREATING ACCESSIBLE ONLINE RESOURCES ON THE SUBJECTS OF SUSTAINABLE LIVING, INCLUDING SCHOOL RESOURCES.THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:• PROMOTING THE TEACHINGS OF POPE FRANCIS’ LAUDATO SI’ ON CARE OF OUR COMMON HOME, THE PROMOTION OF ECOLOGICAL CONVERSION AND INTEGRAL ECOLOGY;• DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND RESPOND TO THE ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CRISES AS LAID OUT IN POPE FRANCIS’ LAUDATO SI’.TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING THE KEY MESSAGES OF POPE FRANCIS’ ENCYCLICAL LAUDATO SI’.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEMBERS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH, IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:• PROMOTING THE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE LIVING THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN UNDERTAKE SUCH AS SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT, RECYCLING AND COMMUNITY GARDENS• ENCOURAGING GRASSROOTS ORGANISATIONS, SUCH AS CATHOLIC CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS, TO MAKE SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

**Activities:** We work to help the Church and its wider communities hear both 'the cry of the Earth' and 'the cry of the poor'. We help people respond in an integrated way, motivating through faith, education and awareness raising, as well as encouraging creative solutions for long lasting, transformative, social and ecological change.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £82769 | £37466 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £13965 | £39054 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £71456 | £30190 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **John Paul de Quay** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 6, 2022
- Claire O'Sullivan — appointed Jan. 6, 2022
- Edward de Quay — appointed Jan. 6, 2022
- Michelle Auger — appointed Sept. 28, 2024
- Olivia Lavery — appointed Oct. 20, 2025
- Rev Ayodeji Fadoju — appointed Jan. 6, 2022