Naturewatch Foundation

Analysis

Naturewatch Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in July 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02944372). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Naturewatch Foundation reported income of £389k and spending of £669k, spending 172% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £449k to £389k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Naturewatch Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Cambridge and District Branch (£386k), Love Underdogs (£390k) and Tag Pet Rescue (£386k).