The Carbon Community

Analysis

The Carbon Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Windsor. It was registered in January 2020, 6 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 company (Companies House number 12273280). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Carbon Community reported income of £246k and spending of £96k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £314k to £246k (-22%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 219%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Carbon Community sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Campaign to Protect Rural England, London (£246k), Papplewick Pumping Station Trust (£246k) and Deadwater Valley Trust (£245k).