Rewriting Earth

Analysis

Rewriting Earth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in March 2022, 4 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 organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Rewriting Earth reported income of £492k and spending of £275k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £106k to £492k (+366%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 244%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Rewriting Earth sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lune Rivers Trust (£490k), Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (£492k) and Severn Gorge Countryside Trust (£489k).