Tree Sisters

Analysis

Tree Sisters is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in November 2012, 14 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 07369954). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tree Sisters reported income of £660k and spending of £904k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.1m to £660k (-69%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Tree Sisters sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Comouk Trust (£654k), The Nature Recovery Project (£661k) and Kew Bridge Engines Trust and Water Supply Museum Limited (£650k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £12k. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 20%. Grants to other organisations totalled £328k. Reserves of £213k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.