Plantnetwork

Analysis

Plantnetwork is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03777793). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Plantnetwork reported income of £32k and spending of £56k, spending 173% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £42k to £32k (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Plantnetwork sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of St Matthias (£32k), Friends of St Giles Church, Camberwell (£32k) and The Conservation Trust for St Laurence Ludlow (£32k).