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Discover 2,109 Environment charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

2,109
Charities
£3,565,852,575
Total Income
£1,355,837
Avg Income
84.8%
Program Ratio

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

Durham Wildlife Trust

Environment

Protection of wildlife and natural features and promotion of nature conservation within our area. Acting as a main focus for nature conservation within our area and providing means by which communities and individuals can become involved.

Latest Income: £4,285,760
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Riverside Trust

Environment, Facilities

The principal activity of Riverside Trust is the management and operation of Riverside Studios, an arts and community centre located at 101 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith. Riverside Trust brings artists, audiences and our communities together to open minds and change lives through the collaborative nature of the arts.

Latest Income: £4,155,087
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Westcountry Rivers Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Environment, Heritage

Farm visits and educate farmers to adopt sustainable practices; conferences and work with institutions to educate the public about resource protection issues; catchment restoration to restore rivers and improve land management; research based on habitat protection and species conservation including fish stocks and migration; liaise with policy makers to benefit the public through conservation.

Latest Income: £4,004,141
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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North Wales Wildlife Trust

Beneficiary group, Environment, Facilities

Conserving and protecting wildlife in North Wales including by owning and/or managing nature reserves, educational activities with children and adults, and generally promoting awareness of wildlife. Publishing magazines and arranging educational meetings for our members. Liaising and co-operating with other wildlife trusts including Wildlife Trusts Wales and the Royal Society of Wildife Trusts.

Latest Income: £3,959,835
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Conservation Collective

Environment, Heritage

A network of place-based, philanthropic funds focussed on protecting, preserving and restoring the natural environment. Funds operate in Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca (Spain); Tuscany and Sicily (Italy); Argolic Gulf, Cyclades Islands, Ionian Islands (Greece); Cyprus, Turkey, Lamu (Kenya) St Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados; Sri Lanka; Malta, and Devon and the Highlands & Islands of Scotland (UK).

Latest Income: £3,952,038
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Solar Aid

Economic and community development, Education, Environment, Social welfare

SolarAid combats poverty and climate change by providing access to solar lights in Africa to help catalyse solar markets and eradicate the kerosene lamp. We have created a social enterprise, SunnyMoney, who sell lights via sustainable school networks and local enterprises.

Latest Income: £3,951,083
Areas of Operation: Malawi
Status: Registered
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Near East Foundation UK

Economic and community development, Environment, Social welfare

To promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public by the preservation,conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of resources; the reliefof poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economicallydisadvantaged communities; the promotion of sustainable means of achieving economicgrowth and regeneration.

Latest Income: £3,915,702
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Farming And Wildlife Advisory Group South West LTD

Economic and community development, Environment

FWAG SW is a conservation charity that focuses on the interaction between wildlife and the farmed environment. To do this it seeks to support, enthuse & inspire farmers to value the environmental assets on their land & use them to secure sustainable and profitable businesses for the future. By using a Whole Farm approach FWAG SW seek to embed conservation into the commercial farming model.

Latest Income: £3,885,922
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Hertfordshire And Middlesex Wildlife Trust Limited

Environment, Facilities

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust works to protect wildlife. We take practical action every day across more than 40 nature reserves to ensure the survival of native species and their habitats, and give people access to nature.The Wildlife Trusts are unique in being the only organisations that work to protect the full range of UK habitats and species, at a local level.

Latest Income: £3,839,572
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Ribble Rivers Trust Limited

Environment

Conservation etc of watercourses in the Ribble Catchment

Latest Income: £3,814,280
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The League Against Cruel Sports

Charitable activities, Environment, Leisure

The League Against Cruel Sports works to expose and bring to an end the cruelty inflicted on animals in the name of sport by raising awareness, lobbying & campaigning.

Latest Income: £3,746,571
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Global Compact Network UK

Environment, Social welfare

The objects of the Charity are:2.1.1 To promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public by: (a) the preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of resources; (b) the relief of poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities; and(c) the promotion of sustainable means of achieving

Latest Income: £3,691,128
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Big Cat Sanctuary LTD

Animals, Charity and VCS support, Environment, Housing

The Big Cat Sanctuary houses a diverse and genetically valuable collection of felids. TBCS is an active member of many European Breeding Programmes.The Sanctuary raises funds through photographic workshops, experiences, annual open days and events.Funds raised at TBCS are invested back into the Sanctuary for the welfare of our cats and used as contributions to our conservation work in the UK

Latest Income: £3,646,058
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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City Of Trees Trust

Charity and VCS support, Environment

City of Trees is a community forest organisation for Greater Manchester, working with volunteers and an ever-growing network of individuals, communities, businesses and organisations to plant trees and look after trees across the GM region. Promoting a tree culture with activities to boost health & wellbeing, enhance learning and green skills and tackle the climate and biodiversity emergency.

Latest Income: £3,644,810
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Sheffield Wildlife Trust

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Environment

Our VisionThroughout Sheffield & Rotherham, from our streets & neighbourhoods to the wider countryside, there will be an abundance of nature that is protected, cared for and experienced by everyone.For the benefit of nature and people in Sheffield & Rotherham, working with our members, volunteers, local people, partners and the wider Wildlife Trust family, and by acting local.

Latest Income: £3,630,371
Areas of Operation: Rotherham
Status: Registered
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Habitat For Humanity Great Britain

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Environment

1) We fund raise to make grants to HFH projects in the UK and around the world.2) We support partner organisations around the world in project design,execution, monitoring and evaluation.3) We recruit, train and equip volunteer teams to send to HFH projects in the UK and around the world.

Latest Income: £3,545,925
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Perivoli Foundation

Environment, Research

The charity supports, amongst others: (a) the advancement of education, in particular through projects in Africa and by funding research, and (b) the conservation and preservation of the environment, biological diversity and the sustainable use of natural resources, in particular by funding highly scalable, science based, research initiatives to help in containing and adapting to Climate Change.

Latest Income: £3,496,393
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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All Aboard Shops Limited

Charitable activities, Environment

The Charity operates retail shops selling donated goods. The profits from these operations are donated to a number of UK charities to promote the ideals of recycling and working for a cleaner and healthier enviroment.

Latest Income: £3,433,468
Areas of Operation: Bury
Status: Registered
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The National Energy Foundation

Environment

The National Energy Foundation is an independent charity working to improve the use of energy in buildings in the UK. It does this through undertaking projects, often in collaboration with others; supporting the provision of affordable warmth; providing capacity building programmes, for example in building performance evaluation and labelling; and offering information and advice.

Latest Income: £3,428,925
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Shropshire Wildlife Trust

Environment, Heritage

For the public benefit to safeguard and enhance biodiversity and sustainability and in particular1. to undertake and promote the conservation of wildlife species and their habitats including the maintenance, restoration and creation of such habitats;0001

Latest Income: £3,375,000
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Surfers Against Sewage

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Environment

Surfers Against Sewage is a national marine conservation and campaigning charity that inspires, unites and empowers communities to take action to protect oceans, beaches, waves and wildlife.

Latest Income: £3,363,756
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Buglife The Invertebrate Conservation Trust

Charitable activities, Environment

We aim to conserve invertebrates and their habitats, with current emphasis on surveys to assess the status of species in specific habitat-types, such as brownfields, soft rock cliffs and freshwater. Dissemination of our survey data, public education and the raising of awareness of the need to conserve invertebrates are also key activities. We also work to protect sites of special importance.

Latest Income: £3,355,606
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Conserve Global

Economic and community development, Environment

Engagement and support in conservation management to formal protected areas and community-based conservation areas in Africa to protect wildlife, habitats and ecosystem integrity whilst unlocking economic opportunities and value for local rural communities.

Latest Income: £3,342,236
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Linking Environment And Farming

Economic and community development, Environment

The Charity's objects are in the United Kingdom to promote and improve agriculture and raise standards of practice in farm management for the public benefit by the promotion and advancement of the education of farmers and the general public concerning methods of farm management which conserve and enhance the fabric and wildlife of the countryside.

Latest Income: £3,249,610
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Chapter Zero Alliance

Environment

The objects of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) are to promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection, preservation and improvement of the physical and natural environment.

Latest Income: £3,222,432
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many environment charities are there in the UK?

There are 2,109 registered environment charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the environment charities by income?

Canal & River Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£232.6m). 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 environment charities?

Environment charities reported a combined annual income of £3.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for environment charities?

Across all environment charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 84.8%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of environment charities?

Environment charities have an average annual income of £1.4m. 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.