Wales Environment Link

Analysis

Wales Environment Link is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in June 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wales Environment Link reported income of £262k and spending of £198k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £249k to £262k (+5.0%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wales Environment Link sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sustainable Merton (£262k), Tanfield Railway Trust Limited (£263k) and Southwell and District Agricultural Society (£262k).