Environmental Defense Fund UK

Analysis

Environmental Defense Fund UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in C/O Sedulo London. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09217493). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Environmental Defense Fund UK reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £4.1m to £1.4m (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income dropped by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Environmental Defense Fund UK sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Institute of Quarrying (£1.4m), Royal Meteorological Society (£1.4m) and York Minster Fund (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 14 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.