# The Berkeley Reafforestation Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 297982 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/297982)
- Website: https://www.thebrt.org
- Latest income: £12.1k; spending £19.3k
- What it funds: Education / training, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Wiltshire, Dorset, Bristol City, India
- Other names: Berkeley Reafforestation (working)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/berkeley-reafforestation-trust

i) The relief of poverty by promoting tree planting and effective tree management internationally as means of combating land erosion and degradation, rural poverty and ecological and environmental deterioration, andii) The advancement of education in the importance of the role of forestry and in tree planting and tree management

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £12.1k | £19.3k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £21.1k | £13.3k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £20.7k | £37.9k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2022 | £7,924 | £15.8k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2021 | £37.3k | £5,946 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> (1) The relief of poverty by promoting tree planting and effective tree management internationally as means of combating land erosion and degradation, rural poverty and ecological and environmental deterioration; and (2) To advance education in the importance of the role forstry and in tree planting and tree management; and (3) The general purposes of such charitable bodies for such other purposes as shall be exclusively charitable as the trustees may from time to time decide.

## What it funds

The Berkeley Reafforestation Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and environment / conservation / heritage for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Berkeley Reafforestation Trust reported income of £12.1k and spending of £19.3k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £92.3k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Suffolk and 4 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Berkeley Reafforestation Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (thebrt.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Berkeley Reafforestation Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Berkeley Reafforestation Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Berkeley Reafforestation Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Suffolk and 4 more areas.

### Does The Berkeley Reafforestation Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Berkeley Reafforestation Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Berkeley Reafforestation Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Berkeley Reafforestation Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £19.3k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £18.5k a year.

### How large is The Berkeley Reafforestation Trust?

In its latest reported year The Berkeley Reafforestation Trust reported income of £12.1k and spending of £19.3k.


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