The United Kingdom Environmental Law Association

Analysis

The United Kingdom Environmental Law Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in June 1988, 38 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 company (Companies House number 02133283). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The United Kingdom Environmental Law Association reported income of £219k and spending of £215k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £133k to £219k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Environmental Law Association sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mersey Gateway Environmental Trust (£218k), The Rowntree Society (£219k) and Friends of Clapham Common (£218k).