Friends of Barnet Environment Centre

Analysis

Friends of Barnet Environment Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnet. It was registered in February 2016, 10 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 and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Friends of Barnet Environment Centre reported income of £28k and spending of £22k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £11k to £28k (+153%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 94%. 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, Friends of Barnet Environment Centre sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grasmere Red Squirrel Group (£28k), Rothwell Preservation Trust (£28k) and Gloucestershire Beekeeper's Association (£28k).