Environmental Justice Foundation Charitable Trust

Analysis

Environmental Justice Foundation Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Farringdon. It was registered in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, environment/conservation/heritage, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Environmental Justice Foundation Charitable Trust reported income of £7.8m and spending of £6.2m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.7m to £7.8m (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Environmental Justice Foundation Charitable Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iseal Alliance (£7.7m), Groundwork Greater Manchester (£8.0m) and Suffolk Wildlife Trust (£7.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £894k. Reserves of £4.1m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 111 people.