The Downforce Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Downforce Trust's stated focus is climate change and environmental damage, through low-carbon energy, sustainable agriculture, environmental technologies and public awareness, and its stated geographic focus is worldwide, so work in those areas is the clearest fit.
- It says it prioritises initiatives with broad support, proven and scalable technologies and methods, and work that supports the efforts of government or larger, more influential organisations, so a proposal should show those qualities.
- Its annual report gives annual giving of £244,872 as a single total that may include grants to individuals, and no grant range is stated, so there is no typical request size to go by and it would be sensible to ask the Trust before setting an amount.
- No publicly published application process appears in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so a short enquiry is the only route left open, and none of those three sources says how soon to apply or how competitive funding is.
Overview
The Downforce Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1187541).
The Downforce Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is to identify and promote activities that accelerate action to combat climate change and other forms of environmental damage. It promotes low-carbon energy, sustainable agriculture, environmental technologies and awareness and action on climate change among the public and government, and it funds research and programmes to accelerate the deployment and scaling of known technologies, with a particular interest in nature-based carbon drawdown solutions. Its work also includes support for Legislators for Nuclear to promote better regulation and acceleration of nuclear energy, and funding for research that led to an approach to measuring natural capital and ecosystem services using modelling and remote data sources. Its annual giving is £244,872 according to its annual report, though that total may include grants to individuals.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Trust works to accelerate action on climate change and other environmental damage. Its activities include low-carbon energy, sustainable agriculture, environmental technologies, and awareness and action on climate change among the public and government. It sees changing farming practices, including regenerative and conservation agriculture, as a particularly beneficial way to address climate change and protect the environment. Its work also includes helping promote nuclear energy alongside renewables, and the System of Rice Intensification, which aims to improve yields and farmers’ returns while reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and water use. The Trust focuses on initiatives with broad support, proven and scalable technologies and methods, and work that supports existing efforts by government or larger and more influential organisations. Its contribution can include targeted funding as well as technical and organisational support.
Themes
- Sustainable agriculture
- Low-carbon energy
- Environmental technologies
- Climate change action
Geographic Focus
Worldwide.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Trust prioritises initiatives with broad support, proven and scalable technologies and methods, and work that can support the existing efforts of government or larger, more influential organisations.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 January 2022 | £600,000 | £50,257 | £29,065 | Accounts for year to 31 January 2022 |
| year to 31 January 2023 | £1,075,126 | £227,508 | £30,000 | Accounts for year to 31 January 2023 |
| year to 31 January 2024 | £534,065 | £379,129 | — | Accounts for year to 31 January 2024 |
| year to 31 January 2025 | £1,326,773 | £442,701 | £97,910 | Accounts for year to 31 January 2025 |
| year to 31 January 2026 | £1,206,795 | £664,667 | £244,872 | Accounts for year to 31 January 2026 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 January 2022; year to 31 January 2023; year to 31 January 2025: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 January 2026: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for that year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- downforce.org · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 January 2026)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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- downforce.org
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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- downforce.org
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission