The Environment Centre (Tec)

Analysis

The Environment Centre (Tec) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02881225). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Environment Centre (Tec) reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £729k to £1.6m (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Environment Centre (Tec) sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Durham Christian Partnership (£1.6m), Making the Leap (£1.6m) and Stockton and District Advice and Information Service (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £549k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.