Better Planet Education

Analysis

Better Planet Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Yeovil. It was registered in September 2013, 13 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Better Planet Education reported income of £211k and spending of £137k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £424k to £211k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 64%. 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, Better Planet Education sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Energy Saving Trust Foundation (£211k), Action 21 (2010) (£211k) and Spurn Bird Observatory Trust Limited (£211k).