King Charles III Charitable Fund

Analysis

King Charles III Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06777589). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, King Charles III Charitable Fund reported income of £8.4m and spending of £8.8m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £10.4m to £8.4m (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, King Charles III Charitable Fund sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Groundwork North East (£8.2m), Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Limited (£8.5m) and Plantlife International-The Wild Plant Conservation Charity (£8.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 51%, donations and legacies 47% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £4.4m. Reserves of £4.8m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.