Accounting for Sustainability

Analysis

Accounting for Sustainability is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, 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 March 2025, Accounting for Sustainability reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £3.7m (+88%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Accounting for Sustainability sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wonderseekers (£3.7m), Buglife the Invertebrate Conservation Trust (£3.7m) and The Green Alliance Trust (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53% and charitable activities 2.9%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.