Brian D Newman Foundation for the Environment

Analysis

Brian D Newman Foundation for the Environment is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashford. It was registered in June 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 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, Brian D Newman Foundation for the Environment reported income of £177k and spending of £103k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £226k to £177k (-22%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 148%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Brian D Newman Foundation for the Environment sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faiths4change (£176k), Cardigan Building Preservation Trust (£177k) and Public Interest Research Centre Limited (£176k).