The Travel Foundation

Analysis

The Travel Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in November 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03425954). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Travel Foundation reported income of £668k and spending of £659k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £659k to £668k (+1.4%), an average of +0.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Travel Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Natural Cambridgeshire (£663k), Heal Rewilding (£668k) and Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings (£662k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 49% and donations and legacies 26%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.4%. Reserves of £57k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.