The Ethical Property Foundation

Analysis

The Ethical Property Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 04756158). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Ethical Property Foundation reported income of £251k and spending of £241k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £197k to £251k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Ethical Property Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dunster Show Society (£251k), The International Association of Hydrological Sciences Limited (£253k) and The Heritage Aircraft Trust (£251k).