Trees for Cities

Analysis

Trees for Cities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02874642). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Trees for Cities reported income of £5.4m and spending of £6.2m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £5.4m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Trees for Cities sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Imago Community (£5.4m), Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association (£5.4m) and The Jordan Charitable Foundation (£5.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69% and donations and legacies 30%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 11%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.3m. Reserves of £219k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.