Permaculture Association (Britain)

Analysis

Permaculture Association (Britain) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in November 2006, 20 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 05908919). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Permaculture Association (Britain) reported income of £375k and spending of £377k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £328k to £375k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Permaculture Association (Britain) sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain (£373k), The Exeter Canal and Quay Trust Limited (£377k) and Homemakers Community Recycling (£371k).

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.