Firm funding Extinction Rebellion given £3.1m last year but blew over £3.5m on stunts

A FIRM funding eco-group Extinction Rebellion was given £3.1million last year — but blew more than £3.5million on stunts.

Compassionate Revolution Ltd, which has XR founder Gail Bradbrook as a director, landed the cash in mystery grants and donations.

The huge sum is treble its previous year’s haul, though members of the eco-fanatics claimed lockdown saw donations plummet.

The private company lists its “support” for the climate change activists, who have led blockades on printing plants and the BBC.

But it did not detail in Companies House records for 2019/2020 where funding came from.

Despite its massive income, CR Ltd made a loss of £409,000, though reserves of £434,000 meant it was in the black by £25,000.

Bradbrook, 49, was paid £8,500 in costs and directors payments, while Roger Hallam, who left CR Ltd in September 2019, got £3,600.

XR’s website states: “Compassionate Revolution provides support to movements engaged in campaigning on the climate and ecological emergency.”

Hallam, 55, also an XR co-founder, claimed those running society “should have a bullet through their heads”.

XR protesters have held up work on the rail construction HS2 and sprayed the Treasury offices in Whitehall with fake blood.

Extinction Rebellion and Compassionate Revolution were approached for comment.