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The Fairtrade Foundation

Registered charity 1043886, on the register since 3 February 1995. The 1,319th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

From the registerYear to 31 December 2024
Income£13.3m
Spending£14.4m
Deficit£1.0m
AccountsUp to date
Legal formCharitable company
Company number02733136
Years on the register31

What it says it does

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.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

Economic/community Development/employmentOverseas Aid/famine ReliefThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Where it works

It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.

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Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

Figures are the latest the charity has reported to the Charity Commission, current to 27 September 2026. How this site works.