Teesside Environmental Trust

Analysis

Teesside Environmental Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in August 2002, 24 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 03438389). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Teesside Environmental Trust reported income of £693k and spending of £152k, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £497k to £693k (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 30%. 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, Teesside Environmental Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bowes Park Community Association (£687k), Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Limited (£696k) and Wild Oxfordshire (£680k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 36%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £769k would cover about 58 months of spending at that rate.