Environmental Law Foundation

Analysis

Environmental Law Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02485383). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Environmental Law Foundation reported income of £171k and spending of £167k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £69k to £171k (+149%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Environmental Law Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Paradise Co-Operative (£171k), Tewkesbury Nature Reserve Ltd (£172k) and The Corris Railway Society (£170k).