Nekton Foundation

Analysis

Nekton Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in July 2015, 11 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 09644797). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Nekton Foundation reported income of £3.2m and spending of £5.4m, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £3.2m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 632%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Nekton Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avon Wildlife Trust (£3.1m), The Henry Doubleday Research Association (£3.2m) and Friends of Friendless Churches Limited (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £378k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.