Cleanup United Kingdom
Analysis
Cleanup United Kingdom is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tetbury. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 06182566). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Cleanup United Kingdom reported income of £370k and spending of £506k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £243k to £370k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cleanup United Kingdom 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 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sustainable Shipping Initiative Limited (£370k), Schumacher College Foundation (£370k) and Eastbourne District Scout Council (£367k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
CleanupUK's mission is to tackle the problem of litter by encouraging the activities of volunteer litter collecting groups throughout the UK and, in particular, by helping those people living in more deprived areas improve their lives by dealing with the blight of litter that so often drags these areas down. Please visit www.cleanupuk.org.uk
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Sustainable Shipping Initiative Limited | Surrey | £370k |
| Schumacher College Foundation | Totnes | £370k |
| Eastbourne District Scout Council | East Sussex | £367k |
| Thameside Nature Park Ltd | Great Wigborough | £370k |