Environment Charities
Discover 2,109 Environment charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
The South East Rivers Trust
Charitable activities, Environment, HeritageTo advance the education of the public in the natural and built environment, history and ecology of the South East of EnglandTo promote, conserve, protect and improve the physical and natural environment of the South East of England
Students Organising For Sustainability
EnvironmentStudents Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK) is an educational charity created by students and staff at NUS in response to the climate emergency and ecological crisis. We support students to learn, act and lead for sustainability.
West Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited
EnvironmentTo deliver environmental projects for the public benefit 'on the ground' in keeping with the 'wet feet' tradition of rivers trusts across England and Wales.
Green Light Trust
Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Economic and community development, Education, Environment, Facilities, Health, Social welfareWellbeing/educational programmes in woodland and green spaces, helping disadvantaged adults and children refocus and rebuild their lives; engaging them in skills learning and self development: NEET, victims of crime, ex-offenders, mental health, substance misuse, ex-forces, unemployed, disengaged from school, learning disabilities. Conservation of the environment. Train and deliver forest school.
Carbon Gap LTD
Environment, ResearchCarbon Gap is promoting and advancing the science-based case for carbon removal laid out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other respected international scientific bodies, and through this, delivering a fundamental component of the IPCC-recommended mitigation strategy for climate change.
The Child Beale Trust
Beneficiary group, Environment, Facilities, LeisureThe objectives of the Charity are to provide and maintain a public park, providing an educational facility for those interested in wildlife and plants , and also providing a leisure facility for the general public.The Charity owns land in Berkshire and has developed Beale Park to achieve the above objectives. In addition the Charity's activities include the conservation of animal species.
Dialogue Earth
EnvironmentThe China Dialogue Trust promotes communication across barriers of language and culture on environment and climate change in order to inform, educate and build a global consensus for equitable and constructive solutions to urgent problems. We do this through the production, publication and dissemination of news and analysis.
Resource Justice Network
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, EnvironmentThrough evidence-based advocacy, research, community empowerment, alliance-building and grant-making, we work with civil society organisations, frontline communities, governments and international institutions in over 50 countries to promote just and equitable governance of oil, gas, minerals and renewable energy.
The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, EnvironmentA grant making charity with general charitable purpose, principally giving support to those operating in the county of Sussex, or working in the fields of wildlife and environmental conservation (national and international).
Rewilding Britain
Charitable activities, EnvironmentRewilding Britain's vision is to see rewilding flourishing across Britain, reconnecting us with the natural world, sustaining communities and tackling the species extinction crisis and climate emergency. Rewilding Britain champions rewilding and shares its expertise, it influences policy and legislation, it helps get locally-led initiatives off the ground and it connects people and organisations.
Marches Energy Advice
Economic and community development, EnvironmentMarches Energy Agency (MEA) specialises in the delivery of practical, effective and creative ways of promoting and enabling energy reduction and renewable energy solutions.
Hatch Enterprise
Economic and community development, Education, EnvironmentWe provide community-based entrepreneurship programmes to emerging entrepreneurs, through an eco-system of support that includes the provision of knowledge, mentorship and workspace. We help entrepreneurs develop the spirit needed to access meaningful self-employment opportunities including starting or growing a business or social enterprise.
South Downs National Park Trust
EnvironmentWe want to see more land managed for wildlife, more rare habitats protected, more local communities thriving and more people able to access and enjoy their National Park. This requires more investment and we want to secure and direct the substantial goodwill that exists for the South Downs to places where it can make a real difference.
Global Witness Trust
Charitable activities, Environment, SocietyTo advance the education of the public in environmental matters, the preservation and conservation of the natural environment and its sustainable development; andTo carry out or promote research into the maintenance and observance of human rights in places where there may have been an impact on the human rights of the inhabitants as a consequence of environmental damage
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust - UK
EnvironmentDurrell strives to save the most threatened species in the most threatened places around the world. Biodiversity is essential for human survival and our aim is to ensure we can persist alongside the myriad of plants and animals that inhabit our planet. Our wildlife park, field programmes and academy come together to deliver a unique approach to tackling today's conservation problems.
The Greater Share Foundation
EnvironmentThe Charity's objects are restricted specifically, in each case only for the public benefit, to advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the Directors see fit from time to time including in particular but not limited to advancing the education of people, the advancement of healthcare and protection of the environment.
The Newbury Community Resource Centre Limited
EnvironmentThe Newbury Community Resource Centre Limited helps local people by providing furniture, household goods, training and services to support independent living. We help people to develop work and social skills, and encourage environmentally beneficial activities by promoting re-cycling and re-use.
The Trent Rivers Trust
Economic and community development, Environment, HeritageTo preserve, protect and improve the rivers and streams of the Trent catchment and the biodiversity they support, by maintaining and improving water quality by reducing the impacts of rural and urban land use upon watercourses. Maintaining, improving and restoring the natural habitat and function of streams and rivers and their floodplains.
Trust For Oxfordshire's Environment (toe) LTD
Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Environment, Facilities, HeritageTOE is a grant giving body supporting local environmental projects for the benefit of communities in Oxfordshire and neighbouring counties. TOE funds projects which restore the quality of natural resources - land, hedgerows, trees and woodlands, and wetlands - and support natural climate solutions and enable people to access and enjoy green spaces and the countryside.
Chartered Institute Of Ecology And Environmental Management
EnvironmentThe objects for which CIEEM is constituted are to advance the understanding and the standards of practice of ecology and environmental management for the benefit of the natural environment and the public good; and to further the conservation, management and enhancement of biodiversity and the maintenance of ecological processes and life support systems essential to a fully functional biosphere.
Corsham Institute Limited
EnvironmentWe want a thriving UK society where people have the confidence and ability to adapt and learn in a changing world.We research and facilitate life-long learning to help people be resilient and adaptable with critical thinking and problem-solving skills for a changing world. We want a fair society where people can be safe and organisations provide trusted services in an ethical digital ecosystem.
Wyre River Trust
Environment, HeritageThe conservation, protection, restoration and improvement of the River Wyre and surrounding area from its source to the Irish Sea including its flora and fauna for the public benefit.
Chatham Maritime Trust
Environment, FacilitiesManagement and maintenance of the 350 acre Chatham Maritime Estate, including its public parks and play areas; flood defences and riverside walks; bridges, roadways, cycleways and footpaths; public art and monuments.Support for community groups, activities, and organisations at Chatham Maritime, in the wider Medway Towns and its neighbourhood.
Community Action Isle Of Wight
Economic and community development, Environment, Facilities, Social welfareTo promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the County of the Isle of Wight in furtherance of health and conservation or protection of the environment in a manner recognised as charitable and for the relief of poverty, distress, disability and sickness.
Riverside Foundation
Environment, HousingPromotes any charitable purposes within and around England, Wales and Scotland with emphasis on such parts of the areas where the charity The Riverside Group Ltd has provided housing accommodation.
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.