Consumers International

Analysis

Consumers International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00433786). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Consumers International reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.0m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.5m (+41%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Consumers International sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited (£2.5m), Talyllyn Holdings Limited (£2.5m) and The Landscape Institute (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62%, trading 37% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £104k. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.