The Climate Change Organisation

Analysis

The Climate Change Organisation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2004, 22 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 04964424). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Climate Change Organisation reported income of £16.8m and spending of £17.6m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £10.5m to £16.8m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Climate Change Organisation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Aquaculture Stewardship Council (£16.5m), WCMC (£17.1m) and Keep Britain Tidy (£16.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 59% and donations and legacies 41%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 165 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.