Community Environmental Trust

Analysis

Community Environmental Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03907328). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Community Environmental Trust reported income of £74k and spending of £115k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £92k to £74k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Community Environmental Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Philip Wayre Upland Trust (£73k), The Cheshire Beekeepers' Association (£74k) and Maidstone East District Scout Council (£73k).