The Butterfly Garden

Analysis

The Butterfly Garden is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and animals, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Butterfly Garden reported income of £82k and spending of £75k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £51k to £82k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Butterfly Garden sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alexandra Bastedo (Champions) Animal Sanctuary Limited (£82k), Hep Horizons (£82k) and National Association for Bikers with a Disability (£82k).