The United Kingdom Falkland Islands Trust

Analysis

The United Kingdom Falkland Islands Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1981, 45 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. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The United Kingdom Falkland Islands Trust reported income of £37k and spending of £116k, spending 311% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £37k (-97%), an average of -59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The United Kingdom Falkland Islands Trust sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Society for Serengeti Ecosystem Conservation (£37k), The Northern Mill Engine Society Limited (£37k) and Greencuisine Trust (£37k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.