Pledgeball

Analysis

Pledgeball is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 2021, 5 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 services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Pledgeball reported income of £213k and spending of £173k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2022 to May 2025, income grew from £8,522 to £213k (+2402%), an average of +192% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 320%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Pledgeball sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Surrey Beekeepers Association (£212k), Project Zero Ocean Movement Limited (£214k) and Action 21 (2010) (£211k).