Palmer Sustainable

Analysis

Palmer Sustainable is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in September 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Palmer Sustainable reported income of £15k and spending of £9,952, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £10k to £15k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Palmer Sustainable sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love Hambrook Marshes CIO (£15k), The Driffield Navigation Trust (£15k) and The Northamptonshire Family History Society (£15k).