Television for the Environment

Analysis

Television for the Environment is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01811236). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Television for the Environment reported income of £16k and spending of £20k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £95k to £16k (-83%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Television for the Environment sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Doncaster Civic Trust (£16k), Oxford Civic Society (£16k) and Derrington Millennium Green Trust (£16k).