The Greenwich Society

Analysis

The Greenwich Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Greenwich Society reported income of £13k and spending of £12k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10k to £13k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Greenwich Society sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Landguard Conservation Trust (£13k), Nottingham Civic Society (£13k) and Teesmouth Bird Club (£13k).