Tree Aid

Analysis

Tree Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03779545). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Tree Aid reported income of £12.5m and spending of £11.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £7.7m to £12.5m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Tree Aid sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 The Victory (Services) Association (£12.4m), The British Asian Trust (£12.5m) and Retail Trust (£12.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £245k. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 9.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.3m. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 155 people.