Conservation Collective

Analysis

Conservation Collective is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Andover. It was registered in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Conservation Collective reported income of £4.0m and spending of £3.8m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £4.0m (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Conservation Collective 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Animal Rescue (£3.9m), Celia Hammond Animal Trust (£4.1m) and The Rufford Foundation (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 7.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.5m. Reserves of £635k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.