Plantlife International-The Wild Plant Conservation Charity

Analysis

Plantlife International-The Wild Plant Conservation Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in December 1996, 30 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 03166339). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Plantlife International-The Wild Plant Conservation Charity reported income of £8.1m and spending of £7.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.1m to £8.1m (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Plantlife International-The Wild Plant Conservation Charity sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Groundwork Greater Manchester (£8.0m), Groundwork North East (£8.2m) and Environmental Justice Foundation Charitable Trust (£7.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62%, donations and legacies 31%, investments 4.0% and trading 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £802k. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 97 people.