Caribbean Biodiversity Fund

Analysis

Caribbean Biodiversity Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and animals, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08204716). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Caribbean Biodiversity Fund reported income of £14.1m and spending of £13.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £14.1m (+411%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 363%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Caribbean Biodiversity Fund 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 B:music Ltd (£13.6m), Sandwell Leisure Trust (£14.2m) and The National Foundation for Youth Music (£13.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 73% and investments 27%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 4.2%. It employed 30 people.