Sustainable Nitrogen Foundation

Analysis

Sustainable Nitrogen Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thetford. It was registered in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sustainable Nitrogen Foundation reported income of £115k and spending of £83k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,514 to £115k (+3183%), an average of +139% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 60019%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sustainable Nitrogen Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Eastern Transport Collection (£115k), Dulwich Festival (£115k) and Roseberry Community Consortium (£115k).