The Centre for Enviromental Initiatives

Analysis

The Centre for Enviromental Initiatives is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carshalton. It was registered in July 2001, 25 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 04137305). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Centre for Enviromental Initiatives reported income of £337k and spending of £197k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £64k to £337k (+429%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 549%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Centre for Enviromental Initiatives sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham Conservation Trust (£337k), Beverley Minster Old Fund (£337k) and Forestdale Residents Association (£335k).