The Butterfly Tree

Analysis

The Butterfly Tree is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in February 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Butterfly Tree reported income of £432k and spending of £429k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £299k to £432k (+45%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Butterfly Tree sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gasped (£431k), Leicester Tigers Foundation (£432k) and The East Manchester Community Association (£431k).