West Herts Environmental Foundation

Analysis

West Herts Environmental Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, West Herts Environmental Foundation reported income of £74k and spending of £29k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £3,281 to £74k (+2166%), an average of +118% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 72073%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, West Herts Environmental Foundation sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bedford Steam Engine Preservation Society (£74k), Friends of Greenwich Park (£74k) and Hereford in Bloom (£74k).