Environmental Conservation Co-Operative

Analysis

Environmental Conservation Co-Operative is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harlow. It was registered in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03064585). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Environmental Conservation Co-Operative reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £761k to £1.2m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Environmental Conservation Co-Operative sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Direct Help & Advice Ltd. (£1.2m), Good Shepherd Services (£1.2m) and Dina Perelman Trust Limited (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 96% and donations and legacies 2.5%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £805k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.