The Renewable Energy Foundation

Analysis

The Renewable Energy Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in December 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 05222782). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Renewable Energy Foundation reported income of £52k and spending of £35k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £73k to £52k (-28%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Renewable Energy Foundation sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Energy Evaluation Limited (£52k), The Living Earth Land Trust (£53k) and Friends of the Upper Wye (£52k).