Ecological Continuity Trust

Analysis

Ecological Continuity Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in October 2008, 18 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 06652160). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ecological Continuity Trust reported income of £244k and spending of £166k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £46k to £244k (+427%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ecological Continuity Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Workington Transport Heritage Trust (£243k), West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust (£244k) and The Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum (£242k).