THE FAIRTRADE FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Fairtrade Foundation seeks to 1. Providing an independent certification of the trade supply chain, with the FAIRTRADE Mark as the consumer guarantee.2. Facilitating the market so that producers can sell to traders and retailers in order that the market for Fairtrade grows.3.Awareness-raising among consumers of the need for Fairtrade and the importance of the FAIRTRADE Mark.
Latest income
£13.3m
Expenditure
£14.4m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £11.9m | £11.7m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £11.5m | £11.6m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £12.8m | £12.5m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £13.4m | £13.9m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £13.3m | £14.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £201k |
| Charitable activities | £12.5m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £79k |
| Total income | £13.3m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £14.2m |
| Raising funds | £178k |
| Grants to institutions | £619k |
| Governance | £186k |
| Total expenditure | £14.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £5.1m |
| Total funds | £5.3m |
| — restricted | £180k |
| — unrestricted | £5.1m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £5.3m |
| Cash | £2.6m |
People
| Employees | 105 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Other Defined Groups
How it works
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.