The Landscape Institute

Analysis

The Landscape Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Landscape Institute reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.4m (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. 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 Landscape Institute sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include LA Fondation Des Savanes Ouest-Africaines (£2.4m), West Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited (£2.5m) and The DRW Foundation (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £343k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.