The Rowntree Society

Analysis

The Rowntree Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in September 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05217103). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Rowntree Society reported income of £219k and spending of £83k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £419 to £219k (+52250%), an average of +378% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 54685%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Rowntree Society sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (£219k), Bugatti Molsheim Ltd (£220k) and Mersey Gateway Environmental Trust (£218k).