The Arboricultural Association

Analysis

The Arboricultural Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stonehouse. It was registered in November 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 04070377). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Arboricultural Association reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.7m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Arboricultural Association 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hiscox Foundation (£1.7m), Rainforest Trust UK (£1.8m) and Population Matters (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70% and trading 29%. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £220k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.