THE FAIRTRADE FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-15 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-42.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-16.3% vs 2023
Employees
105
+4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
-111.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,384,000 | £13,317,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£491,000 | -£1,037,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£491,000 | -£1,037,000 | |
| Net profit | -£491,000 | -£1,037,000 | |
| Cash | £4,585,000 | £2,639,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,475,000 | £5,468,000 | |
| Net assets | £6,335,000 | £5,300,000 | |
| Equity | £6,335,000 | £5,298,000 | |
| Average employees | 101 | 105 | |
| Wages | £4,691,000 | £5,224,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.7% | -7.8% | |
| Net margin | -3.7% | -7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -7.6% | -19.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.3% | 28.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.23x | 3.85x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Foundation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Foundation therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its consolidated financial statements. There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.”
Significant events
- “2024 was a memorable year for the Fairtrade Foundation as we celebrated our 30th year.”
- “Shared ImPact was launched in 2024, which brings retailers and brands together to co-source bananas, coffee, and cocoa.”
- “Fairtrade Fortnight 2024 was our most successful in years, with significant sales uplift and increased campaign awareness.”
- “Work progressed on EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Preparedness, including training farmers to collect geolocation data.”
- “The flagship campaign Fairtrade Fortnight was moved from February to September in 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 79 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAKANJU, Olatunji Abiola | Secretary | 2026-01-01 | — | — |
| BARRIENTOS, Stephanie Mary, Dr | Director | 2023-09-28 | Jun 1954 | British |
| CHANDRAKER, Anita | Director | 2021-09-30 | Sep 1961 | British |
| ELBORN, Keri John | Director | 2021-09-30 | Sep 1970 | British |
| KENNEDY, Larissa Marie | Director | 2026-01-06 | May 1998 | British |
| KING, Sarah Jane | Director | 2023-12-04 | Apr 1961 | British |
| KPORYE, George Hugh Mensah | Director | 2023-06-02 | Feb 1959 | Ghanaian |
| NYONG'O, Risper Atieno, Dr | Director | 2024-10-01 | Oct 1960 | Kenyan |
| O'NEILL, Sean David | Director | 2023-12-04 | Nov 1963 | British |
| PATERSON, David Scott | Director | 2018-09-10 | Mar 1964 | British |
| PINTO, Titus Gerard Beverly | Director | 2023-06-02 | Jan 1956 | Indian |
| SMITH, Kerry Jane | Director | 2021-09-30 | Oct 1965 | British |
| WRIGHT, Simon | Director | 2018-12-10 | Oct 1957 | British |
Show 79 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Richard John | Secretary | — | 1994-12-01 |
| CAMPBELL, Angela Jessie | Secretary | 1994-12-01 | 1996-05-31 |
| GIDNEY, Michael John | Secretary | 2016-09-29 | 2024-12-11 |
| GUTTERIDGE, Timothy Paul | Secretary | 2009-07-29 | 2016-09-28 |
| HAYES, Mark Gerard | Secretary | 1992-07-21 | 1992-12-31 |
| KINDNESS, Fiona | Secretary | 2024-11-11 | 2025-12-31 |
| MACGREGOR, Sara | Secretary | 1996-06-01 | 1999-06-14 |
| THOMPSON, Gerald Philip | Secretary | 1999-06-16 | 2004-11-05 |
| TYLER, Martin Charles | Secretary | 2004-11-05 | 2009-07-29 |
| ACHIENG, Brenda Beryl | Director | 2016-06-29 | 2019-03-28 |
| ADAMS, Richard John | Director | 1992-07-21 | 1992-09-08 |
| ALEXANDER, Dorothy Patricia | Director | 2008-10-28 | 2014-10-03 |
| AMBATIPUDI, Arun Chandra | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2017-07-11 |
| ASTILL, Katherine Mary | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2004-06-24 |
| BRIOTTET, Roger | Director | 1994-10-17 | 1996-04-30 |
| BYRDE, Rosemary Jane | Director | 2005-07-15 | 2009-11-02 |
| CARROLL, Carolyn Elizabeth Davenport | Director | 1993-12-07 | 1995-04-07 |
| CLAYTON-SMITH, David Charles | Director | 2007-08-16 | 2013-08-12 |
| COATES, Robert Barry Hobson | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2003-10-20 |
| COE, Christopher Geoffrey | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2001-11-01 |
| COOTE, Belinda Jane | Director | 1992-10-01 | 1994-07-21 |
| DALLEMAGNE, Didier | Director | 2014-10-30 | 2023-10-30 |
| DAVISON, Ann Catherine | Director | 1993-10-13 | 1994-12-01 |
| DOANE, Deborah | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2013-08-12 |
| DOHERTY, Robert, Dr | Director | 2017-08-10 | 2023-09-28 |
| DREWRY, Martin Douglas | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2004-06-24 |
| DUNCAN, Melissa Joy | Director | 2008-10-28 | 2014-10-03 |
| ELLIOTT, Hilary Dianne | Director | 2000-02-18 | 2000-06-05 |
| FARTHING, Paul Stephen | Director | 2014-10-03 | 2018-09-10 |
| FRAMPTON, Jeremy John | Director | 2004-10-28 | 2006-11-01 |
| FROST, Jane Angela | Director | 2014-06-19 | 2023-06-13 |
| GELBER, George Peter Edwards | Director | 1992-10-27 | 1994-04-25 |
| GIDNEY, Michael John | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2008-06-26 |
| GREGORY, Catherine Lynne | Director | 2005-11-18 | 2008-11-17 |
| HANTON, Alastair Kydd | Director | 1994-03-16 | 2004-06-24 |
| HOLLAND, Diana Margaret | Director | 2011-09-29 | 2013-01-04 |
| HUMAN, Joe | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2013-01-04 |
| HUMPHREY, Elizabeth Rebecca | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2002-03-31 |
| JACKSON, Benjamin | Director | 1992-09-08 | 1994-10-17 |
| JARY, Michael Keith | Director | 2013-08-12 | 2018-09-10 |
| KASORO ATWOKI, Silver Kateeba | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2009-11-02 |
| KEABLE ELLIOTT, Catherine Ann | Director | 2004-06-24 | 2006-12-20 |
| KELLY, Martin Paul | Director | 1994-04-25 | 2002-05-15 |
| LANGLEY, Janice | Director | 2002-06-25 | 2008-06-26 |
| LOCKYER, Peter Weston | Director | 2005-07-15 | 2006-11-29 |
| MARSHALL, Alison Hilary | Director | 2016-09-29 | 2025-09-30 |
| MAXWELL, Simon Jeffrey | Director | 2013-01-04 | 2014-10-03 |
| MAXWELL, Simon Jeffrey | Director | 2008-11-17 | 2013-01-04 |
| MAY, Elizabeth | Director | 2013-12-18 | 2016-11-29 |
| MAYO, Ed | Director | 2004-06-24 | 2010-06-10 |
| MOULDS, Timothy Morley | Director | 1992-10-13 | 1994-03-16 |
| NEWMAN, Albar Martin James | Director | 1992-11-09 | 1993-09-14 |
| OSBORNE, Susan Jane | Director | 2005-07-15 | 2007-11-22 |
| PATERSON, Kate | Director | 2011-12-15 | 2013-01-04 |
| PREZA, Merling | Director | 2007-03-16 | 2013-01-04 |
| PRICE, Mark, Lord | Director | 2018-09-10 | 2024-04-11 |
| ROWLAND, Rebecca Mary | Director | 2013-01-04 | 2018-12-10 |
| RUNNEBOOM DE PENA, Marike, Ir | Director | 2018-06-20 | 2022-03-30 |
| SCHOUWENBURG, Hubrecht Herbert | Director | 2005-07-15 | 2011-09-15 |
| SIDERIS, Elizabeth Ellen | Director | 2014-10-03 | 2021-12-31 |
| SPRAY, Paul Rowland | Director | 1996-12-04 | 1997-10-01 |
| STEWART JONES, Tammy Agrr Sylvia | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2002-03-13 |
| STOCKMAN, Adrian | Director | 2000-06-21 | 2005-07-15 |
| STUBBINGS, Lynne | Director | 1995-07-19 | 1999-09-15 |
| SUMA, Nabilai Ishaga | Director | 2013-01-04 | 2016-01-31 |
| SUMA, Nabilai Ishaga | Director | 2004-10-28 | 2010-09-13 |
| TALLACK, Barnaby John | Director | 2013-01-04 | 2018-12-10 |
| TAMPURI, Adam, Chief | Director | 2013-01-04 | 2015-12-07 |
| THOMPSON, Andrew Paul | Director | 2014-06-04 | 2021-12-31 |
| THOMSON, Joy | Director | 2008-10-28 | 2013-01-04 |
| VADAKKANCHERIL, Tomy Mathew | Director | 2008-10-28 | 2011-12-15 |
| VINCENT, Michael Geoffrey | Director | 1995-10-03 | 2000-12-31 |
| WHITAKER, John Nicholson Hartley | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2005-07-15 |
| WHITAKER, John Nicholson Hartley | Director | 1994-03-16 | 1995-10-03 |
| WILLIAMSON, Roger James, Dr | Director | 1998-01-14 | 1999-09-27 |
| YAO EPSE DJE, Affoua Anne-Marie | Director | 2020-08-17 | 2022-08-09 |
| YATES, William James Russell | Director | 1992-09-08 | 1994-03-16 |
| YEBOAH-AFARI, Alex | Director | 2009-12-16 | 2013-01-04 |
| YOUNG, Graham David | Director | 1992-09-08 | 2001-05-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 272 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-0.5%
£13,384,000 £13,317,000
-
Cash
-42.4%
£4,585,000 £2,639,000
-
Net assets
-16.3%
£6,335,000 £5,300,000
-
Employees
+4%
101 105
-
Operating profit
-111.2%
-£491,000 -£1,037,000
-
Profit before tax
-111.2%
-£491,000 -£1,037,000
-
Wages
+11.4%
£4,691,000 £5,224,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers