United Kingdom · Environment and climate
ClientEarth
Global environmental law charity
Established in 2007, ClientEarth is Europe’s leading public interest environmental law organisation. We operate on an international scale to create lasting impact and drive systemic change that empowers people and defends the planet. With offices in London, Brussels, Warsaw, Berlin, Madrid, Luxembourg, Los Angeles, and Beijing, ClientEarth’s reach is global and often involves working in partnership with local organisations in multiple jurisdictions. Our work currently focuses on seven cross-cutting issues – wildlife, oceans, forests, climate, health, energy and the rule of law. We believe that the law is our planet’s best defence.
- Founded
- 2008
- Income 2025
- €49.1M
- Public funds 2020
- 8%
Accounts
Income Expenditure
Source: EU Transparency Register — self-reported
Where the money comes from (2020)
Public funds 8% (€1.9M) · Other income 92%
Public funds: public funding (national, local and EU) declared by the organisation to the EU Transparency Register, which only itemised it until 2020. The budget is the one declared by the organisation.
Data table
| Year | Income | Expenditure | Public funds | Staff | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | €49.1M | – | – | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2024-12-31 | €41.5M | – | – | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2023-12-31 | €40.5M | – | – | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2022-12-31 | €34M | – | – | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2021-12-31 | €26.5M | – | – | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2020-12-31 | €23.2M | – | 8% | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2019-12-31 | €34.8M | – | 5% | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2018-12-31 | €12.6M | – | 14% | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2017-12-31 | €12.9M | – | 9% | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2015-12-31 | €9.5M | – | 21% | – | EU Transparency Register |
European Union funding
Data table
| Year | Other EU programmes | Total committed |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | €303,876 | €303,876 |
| 2017 | €545,271 | €545,271 |
| 2015 | €484 | €484 |
Amounts committed each year by the European Commission to the organisation (contracts and grants), from the EU Financial Transparency System. A commitment often covers several project years and, in consortia, may include shares of other partners. They are not income for the year and should not be compared directly with the accounts.
Public funds from donor governments
Payments by donor in the last 5 years
| Donor | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norad (Norway) | €1.2M | €1.2M | €1.2M | €788,736 | €1M |
Payments to the organisation reported by the aid agencies of 17 countries (USAID, FCDO, BMZ, Sida and others) in their own IATI data, converted to euros at the year's average rate. They include funds passed on to local partners. Not all donors name the recipient of their payments, so figures may be incomplete; EU funds are in their own section.
Spending on declared projects (IATI)
Only the projects the organisation publishes on IATI: usually a fraction of its total spending (median 14% in our checks).
Countries with projects published on IATI
Liberia ↗ 6 · Congo - Brazzaville ↗ 4 · Côte d’Ivoire ↗ 4 · Ghana ↗ 4 · China ↗ 3 · Belgium ↗ 2 · Gabon ↗ 2
Number of activities published on IATI that mention the country, added up over all years. Platforms that raise funds for other organisations publish every small project as a separate activity. Each country opens on d-portal the list of this organisation’s projects in that country.
Projects published on IATI (most recent and largest)
Titles are shown as published by the organisation, in their original language. Spending = disbursements and expenditure reported on IATI, in US$.
Official checks
- Public register
- COH (United Kingdom) 02863827 — number declared on IATI; that register is not one of our sources of accounts
Facts from public registers and certification bodies, not a judgement on the organisation; the absence of a label is not a negative sign. Methodology
Timeline
- Founded
- First publication on IATI
Identifiers
EU-TR 96645517357-19 · Companies House · IATI (d-portal) · Wikidata