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Environment Charities That specialise in Conservation and sustainability

Discover 192 Environment charities that specialise in conservation and sustainability. Use the search below to filter within these results.

192
Charities
£1,608,149,244
Total Income
£3,288,649
Avg Income
70.4%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

International Bee Research Association

Environment, Research

IBRA promotes the value of bees by providing information on bee science and beekeeping worldwide.

Latest Income: £739,688
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Tees Valley Wildlife Trust LTD

Economic and community development, Education, Environment, Facilities

Work with local authorities, businesses and others to protect, manage and enhance land for wildlife.Promote lifelong learning in environmental matters through a programme of education and training.Manage its nature reserves.Work with local partners to ensure that wildlife and natural places contribute to the environmental, social and economic regeneration of the Tees Valley.

Latest Income: £708,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Wetland Trust

Environment, Heritage

promote and conserve natural bio systems by creating and restoring the habitats of existing and rare species of plants, insects, birds and mammals locally to the Pannel Valley in Icklesham, East Sussex and elsewhere for the benefit of the public

Latest Income: £627,088
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Wey And Arun Canal Trust Limited

Environment, Heritage, Leisure

To restore the Wey & Arun Canal, its towpaths, structures and adjacent land and facilitate its use for navigation and recreation; to conserve and improve the natural environment of the Canal and adjacent land; and to provide education and share information about the Canal, its structures and its history

Latest Income: £607,474
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Will Woodlands

Charitable activities, Environment, Facilities

The Charity's principal activity is the conservation, preservation and establishment of trees, plants and all forms of wildlife in the United Kingdom and to secure and enhance the enjoyment by the public of the natural environment of those territories. The Charity has continued its policy of acquiring land and establishing woodlands.

Latest Income: £601,735
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The King George V Memorial Scouts And Guides Recreation Lands

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Environment, Facilities, Leisure

The Trust manages historic parkland within the Cannock Chase AONB. Recreational activities include camping, archery, high & low rope courses, trails, zipwire, tree climb & crate stacking, via ferrata, rafting & coracles. The site is AALA accredited. A wide range of activities promote the conservation, protection & improvement of the physical & natural environment through active volunteering.

Latest Income: £590,465
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Riverside Community Health Project

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Environment

Riverside Community Health Project uses community development approaches to enable individuals and groups to recognise and tackle the underlying causes of ill health. By working alongside the community, the organisation attempts to bring about improvements of lasting benefit to adults and children in the neighbourhoods of Benwell, Elswick, West City, Sctoswood, Fenham and beyond.

Latest Income: £450,778
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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Chapman Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Environment, Health

We make grants primarily to culture and heritage; nature conservation; and activity, health and wellbeing (including research). We mainly support national charities, but also local charities if their beneficiaries or activities are located in North Wales, London or South East England (specifically Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire).

Latest Income: £443,213
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Church Homeless Charity

Charity and VCS support, Environment, Housing, Religion

To raise funds to benefit homeless people and those in housing need and in particular, those cared for by Riverside Care and Support (formerly English Churches Housing Group)

Latest Income: £420,837
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Severn Gorge Countryside Trust

Economic and community development, Environment

The Trust manages land in the Ironbridge Gorge for the benefit of local people and for the benefit of visitors to the Gorge to balance public access, landscape, nature conservation, safeguarding historic and cultural features, with public engagement and developing awareness and knowledge of the Trust and its work.

Latest Income: £412,207
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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The Sophie Jane Tyler Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Environment, Social welfare

The charitable objects of the Trust are wide and are at the absolute discretion of the trustees. The policy of the trustees has been to support a range of charities, particularly assisting disabled or deprived children both in the UK and overseas, conservation of the environment and providing for the welfare of animals.

Latest Income: £403,148
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Orchard Pre-School And Playgroup

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Environment, Facilities

We are a parent-involving community based group providing a safe, secure and stimulating environment for children. The pre-school offers a tailored curriculum promoting the importance of play in the development of the child. Session themes centre around the natural environment with half of the sessions held entirely outdoors in our purpose-made nature garden.

Latest Income: £389,384
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Stroud Valleys Project LTD

Environment

The aim of Stroud Valleys Project (SVP) is to protect and enhance the local environment by working with local communities to embrace sustainable development and biodiversity, and so to make Stroud and its surrounding area a better, healthier place in which to live for both present and future generations.

Latest Income: £359,689
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Railway Land Wildlife Trust Limited

Environment, Facilities

Inspiring environmental sustainability by bringing nature to the heart of Lewes.We do this through:Running the Linklater Pavilion building as a community-based hub for the understanding of a sustainable environmentProviding inclusive outdoor learning using innovative approachesSupporting the local authority in managing the Railway Land Local Nature Reserve for the whole community

Latest Income: £348,464
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Institute For European Environmental Policy, London

Charitable activities, Environment

The objects of the Institute are to advance the education of the public in the protection of the environment in the continent of Europe and in all forms of national and international policy relating thereto, and to carry out research and enquiry into all aspects of the environment and environmental policy. Objects are achieved by research, advisory services, reports, conferences, website etc

Latest Income: £309,698
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Riverside Counselling Service

Environment, Health

Provides affordable counselling services.

Latest Income: £284,426
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Riverside Community Day Nursery

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Environment

We provide affordable childcare for up to 26 children aged between 2-5 years. Fundraisng events take place throughout the year and funds from this enables the children to experience trips and events throughout the year.

Latest Income: £277,687
Areas of Operation: Hounslow
Status: Registered
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The Nineveh Charitable Trust

Economic and community development, Environment, Leisure

1/ The health and welfare and education of the general public. 2/ To promote the study and appreciation of agriculture, horticulture, silviculture, land management, ecology & conservation and preservation of the countryside. 3/ In furtherance of the above to make payments to any person or charitable body whose objects include the above objectives.

Latest Income: £253,849
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Epping Forest Heritage Trust

Charitable activities, Environment

We have a vision of Epping Forest being a thriving forest, rich in biodiversity, heritage and culture; enjoyed and conserved now and for generations to come. To achieve this we deliver work against our 3 strategic objectives to:1. educate and inspire people about the Forest2. do hands on work to conserve and grow the Forest3. protect the Forest through research and advocacy.

Latest Income: £219,658
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Polden Puckham Charitable Foundation

Environment

PPCF support projects that change values and attitudes, promote equity and social justice, develop radical alternatives to economic and social structures. Areas of specific interest are peace issues and environmental sustainability.

Latest Income: £204,127
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Surrey Beekeepers Association

Environment

Furthering the craft of beekeeping.

Latest Income: £201,653
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Newburn Riverside Recreation Association Limited

Environment, Leisure

OPERATION OF NEWBURN LEISURE CENTRE

Latest Income: £186,154
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Burton Renewal Fellowship

Environment, Religion, Social welfare

Advancement of the Christian faith,Worship of God.Relief of persons in need,hardship,distress.

Latest Income: £170,616
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Sudbury Common Lands Charity

Environment

ACCESS AND CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT OF THE SUDBURY RIVERSIDE, PLUS PROVISION OF BUILDING IN SUDBURY TOWN CENTRE AS AN OPERATIONAL BASE FOR CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.

Latest Income: £165,293
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Riverside Playgroup (louth)

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Environment

Riverside playgroup provides good quality sessional, pre-school education for children in Louth and surrounding villages.

Latest Income: £156,694
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many conservation-and-sustainability environment charities are there in the UK?

There are 192 registered conservation-and-sustainability environment charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the conservation-and-sustainability environment charities by income?

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is the largest by latest reported annual income (£195.0m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of conservation-and-sustainability environment charities?

Conservation-and-sustainability environment charities reported a combined annual income of £1.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for conservation-and-sustainability environment charities?

Across all conservation-and-sustainability environment charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 70.4%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of conservation-and-sustainability environment charities?

Conservation-and-sustainability environment charities have an average annual income of £3.3m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.