Peat Rigg Charitable Foundation

Analysis

Peat Rigg Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pickering. It was registered in July 2023, 3 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 buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Peat Rigg Charitable Foundation reported income of £453k and spending of £143k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £319k to £453k (+42%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Peat Rigg Charitable Foundation 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 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society Limited (£453k), Pakistan Environment Trust (£455k) and Uli Charitable Trust (£452k).