Opportunity Green

Analysis

Opportunity Green is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2022, 4 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 provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Opportunity Green reported income of £4.0m and spending of £2.5m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2026, income grew from £709k to £4.0m (+458%), an average of +77% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Opportunity Green sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Surfers Against Sewage (£4.0m), Students Organising for Sustainability (£4.0m) and Nus Students' Union Charitable Services (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 3.0% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £296k. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.