The Pangolin Project CIO

Analysis

The Pangolin Project CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in June 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 provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Pangolin Project CIO reported income of £68k and spending of £101k, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,000 to £68k (+2164%), an average of +118% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 1958%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Pangolin Project CIO sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Xcelerate (£68k), Furness Railway Trust (£68k) and The Word Forest Organisation (£68k).