Green Pastures

Analysis

Green Pastures is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Banbury. It was registered in November 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02180488). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Green Pastures reported income of £5.2m and spending of £4.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.4m to £5.2m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Green Pastures sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation (£5.2m), Early Break (£5.2m) and CMZ Ltd (£5.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £18k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5.2m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 114 people.