The Veolia Environmental Trust

Analysis

The Veolia Environmental Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03419138). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Veolia Environmental Trust reported income of £4.7m and spending of £5.0m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £4.8m to £4.7m (-2.2%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Veolia Environmental Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Westcountry Rivers Trust (£4.6m), The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (£4.7m) and The Forest of Marston Vale Trust (£4.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.