Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments

Analysis

Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in May 1999, 27 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 03740059). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £713k to £1.5m (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Allerton Research and Educational Trust (£1.5m), Processors and Growers Research Organisation (£1.6m) and National Spitfire Project (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 78% and charitable activities 22%. Charitable activities took 47% of spending and raising funds 53%. Reserves of £620k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.