CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE

Registered charity 1185925 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IONIAN ENVIRONMENT FOUNDATION

A network of place-based, philanthropic funds focussed on protecting, preserving and restoring the natural environment. Funds operate in Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca (Spain); Tuscany and Sicily (Italy); Argolic Gulf, Cyclades Islands, Ionian Islands (Greece); Cyprus, Turkey, Lamu (Kenya) St Vincent and the Grenadines; Sri Lanka; Malta, and Devon and the Highlands & Islands of Scotland (UK).

Causes: Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£4.0m

Latest spending

£3.8m

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £633,899 comfortably exceed the trustees' stated policy target of six months' operational expenses (£406,773). The charity reported a net income surplus of £254,328 for the year, funded by unrestricted income of £795,153 and restricted income of £3,251,353. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 14.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“In 2025, 86 pence of every pound spent was directed to programme work and fundraising.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months’ operational expenses for CC core (held: £634k)

“The trustees agreed that the target amount for free reserves should be six months’ operational expenses for CC core which is equivalent to £406,773.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee donation

“During the year to 31st December 2025, one of the trustees, Benjamin Goldsmith donated £142,806 (2024: £153,837) to the charity.” — page 65

“During the year to 31st December 2025, the mother of one of the trustees, Lady Annabel Goldsmith, donated £10,000 (2024: £5,000) to the charity.” — page 65

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee family donation

“During the year to 31st December 2025, one of the trustees, Benjamin Goldsmith donated £142,806 (2024: £153,837) to the charity.” — page 65

“During the year to 31st December 2025, the mother of one of the trustees, Lady Annabel Goldsmith, donated £10,000 (2024: £5,000) to the charity.” — page 65

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee connected charity donation

“During the year to 31st December 2025, one of the trustees, Benjamin Goldsmith donated £142,806 (2024: £153,837) to the charity.” — page 65

“During the year to 31st December 2025, the mother of one of the trustees, Lady Annabel Goldsmith, donated £10,000 (2024: £5,000) to the charity.” — page 65

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee connected business expenditure

“During the year to 31st December 2025, one of the trustees, Benjamin Goldsmith donated £142,806 (2024: £153,837) to the charity.” — page 65

“During the year to 31st December 2025, the mother of one of the trustees, Lady Annabel Goldsmith, donated £10,000 (2024: £5,000) to the charity.” — page 65

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee connected business expenditure

“During the year to 31st December 2025, one of the trustees, Benjamin Goldsmith donated £142,806 (2024: £153,837) to the charity.” — page 65

“During the year to 31st December 2025, the mother of one of the trustees, Lady Annabel Goldsmith, donated £10,000 (2024: £5,000) to the charity.” — page 65

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Conservation Collective Trading Limited

“The Charity has a wholly owned trading subsidiary company, Conservation Collective Trading Limited.” — page 37

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£4.0m

Total spending

£3.8m

Cost of raising funds

£283k

Reserves (reported)

£635k

Employees

12

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/05/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alexandra Bowes-Lyon
Ali Skipwith
Andrew Anthony Brainin
BENJAMIN JAMES GOLDSMITH
Emma Askew
George Duffield
Helen Crowley
MIchael Maunder · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Antigua And Barbuda · Cyprus · Greece · Italy · Kenya · Malta · Saint Vincent · Scotland · Spain · Sri Lanka · Turkey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£4.0m	£3.8m
31/12/2024	£4.0m	£3.7m
31/12/2023	£2.6m	£2.5m
31/12/2022	£2.2m	£2.0m
31/12/2021	£1.6m	£1.3m

Common questions

Is CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves of £633,899 comfortably exceed the trustees' stated policy target of six months' operational expenses (£406,773). The charity reported a net income surplus of £254,328 for the year, funded by unrestricted income of £795,153 and restricted income of £3,251,353. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.

Who funds CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE as a grant recipient include THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, PRISM THE GIFT FUND, CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE, THE REGATTA FOUNDATION, THE LINBURY TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Alexandra Bowes-Lyon — trustee here and at CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE
Ali Skipwith — trustee here and at CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE
Andrew Anthony Brainin — trustee here and at CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE
BENJAMIN JAMES GOLDSMITH — trustee here and at CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE
Emma Askew — trustee here and at CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE
George Duffield — trustee here and at CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE
Helen Crowley — trustee here and at CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE
MIchael Maunder — trustee here and at CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	FY2025	£500k
PRISM THE GIFT FUND	FY2024	£446k	Environment and Animal Welfare
CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE	FY2025	£213k	re-grant
CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE	FY2024	£173k	Re-grant
CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE	FY2024	£173k	Re-grant
THE REGATTA FOUNDATION	FY2025	£60k
THE LINBURY TRUST	FY2023	£50k	Towards the core costs of the Collective, supporting environment networks across the world. First payment of a three-year £120k grant.
THE REGATTA FOUNDATION	FY2024	£40k
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2022	£28k	Christmas Challenge
THE AURORA TRUST	FY2025	£24k	To set up the Conservation Collective Foundation for Antigua and Barbuda
THE MARK LEONARD TRUST	FY2025	£23k	To set up the Antigua and Barbuda Environmental Foundation.
THE BADUR FOUNDATION	FY2025	£17k
THE BADUR FOUNDATION	FY2024	£17k
THE GEORGE FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£15k
THE GEORGE FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£15k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£10k
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST	FY2022	£10k	Themed Awards
DHD FOUNDATION	FY2022	£4k
THE BADUR FOUNDATION	FY2023	£3k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2021	—

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	2	£35k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1.0m
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION FUND	1	£1.0m
The Brindle Foundation	1	£275k
THE FIDELIS FOUNDATION	1	£222k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£180k
THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£154k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£138k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CONSERVE GLOBAL.

CONSERVE GLOBAL income £4.2m
THE PERIVOLI FOUNDATION income £3.5m
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL UK income £1.3m
RESTORE OUR PLANET income £162k
WORLD LAND TRUST income £9.7m
BANC D'ARGUIN, AND COASTAL AND MARINE BIODIVERSITY TRUST FUND LIMITED income £700k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE	£4.0m	—	—	above	14.0%	no doubt
CONSERVE GLOBAL FY2025	£4.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PERIVOLI FOUNDATION FY2023	£3.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL UK FY2025	£1.3m	£200,000 - £250,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RESTORE OUR PLANET FY2025	£162k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WORLD LAND TRUST FY2025	£9.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.