Environmental Vision
Analysis
Environmental Vision is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04422128). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Environmental Vision reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.4m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £744k to £1.2m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Environmental Vision 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baker Dearing Educational Trust (£1.2m), Engineers and Scientists in Business Fellowship (£1.2m) and Selby District Association of Voluntary Service (£1.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65%, donations and legacies 33% and trading 1.5%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £665k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 33%
- Charitable activities 65%
- Trading 1.5%
- Investments 0.0%
In the charity's own words
Envision develops young people's employability by empowering them to tackle real-life social problems.Our main programme is the inter-school competition Community-apprentice which requires young people, primarily from disadvantaged backgrounds, to develop and demonstrate personal qualities whilst working in teams to manage their own community projects.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Baker Dearing Educational Trust | London | £1.2m |
| Engineers and Scientists in Business Fellowship | London | £1.2m |
| Selby District Association of Voluntary Service | Selby | £1.2m |
| East Lindsey Information Technology Centre | Lincolnshire | £1.2m |