Foundation for Common Land
Analysis
Foundation for Common Land is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in January 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08113120). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Foundation for Common Land reported income of £314k and spending of £225k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £203k to £314k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Foundation for Common Land sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charitable Purposes in Connection with Cleeve Hill Common (£310k), De Havilland Aircraft Museum Trust Limited (£314k) and Institute for European Environmental Policy, London (£310k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Our charitable objectives are:To conserve for the benefit of the public commoning and the management of common land.To promote the conservation of the physical and natural environment. To conduct research into common land issues. To educate the public in subjects pertaining to commoning and common land
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Charitable Purposes in Connection with Cleeve Hill Common | Cheltenham | £310k |
| De Havilland Aircraft Museum Trust Limited | Hertfordshire | £314k |
| Institute for European Environmental Policy, London | London | £310k |
| The Darlands Conservation Trust | London | £315k |