Sylva Foundation

Analysis

Sylva Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06589157). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Sylva Foundation reported income of £864k and spending of £832k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £500k to £864k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sylva Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hampshire Buildings Preservation Trust Limited (£862k), City of Bradford YMCA (£867k) and The Institution of Environmental Sciences Limited (£860k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 47%, donations and legacies 33% and trading 19%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £208k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.