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Top rated UK environmental charities

Compare environmental charities working on nature conservation, habitat restoration and environmental change. Look beyond activity totals to location, long-term care and ecological evidence. Ranked by overall Clarity Score (0–100) based on financial returns and regulatory compliance.

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The highest Clarity Scores for environmental charities in our directory are listed below. Scores combine charitable spend efficiency, regulatory return filing history, and public transparency disclosures. Information only, not donation advice.

Top 10 environmental charities by Clarity score

  1. 1

    Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation

    £1.9m · Local

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    100/100

    Efficiency
    Excellent 90% to cause
    Governance
    On Time CCEW return status
    Transparency
    Verified 5 trustees
    Reserves
    11.0 Mo Financial cushion
  2. 2

    Erlas Victorian Walled Garden

    £603k · Wrexham

    100/100

    Efficiency
    Unscored Filings pending
    Governance
    On Time CCEW return status
    Transparency
    Verified 4 trustees
    Reserves
    11.0 Mo Financial cushion
  3. 3

    Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust

    £963k · Ipswich

    100/100

    Efficiency
    Unscored Filings pending
    Governance
    On Time CCEW return status
    Transparency
    Verified 10 trustees
    Reserves
    3.0 Mo Financial cushion
  4. 4

    Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust

    £612k · Dudley

    100/100

    Efficiency
    Unscored Filings pending
    Governance
    On Time CCEW return status
    Transparency
    Verified 9 trustees
    Reserves
    7.0 Mo Financial cushion
  5. 5

    Orison Charitable Trust

    £2.8m · UK-wide

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    100/100

    Efficiency
    Excellent 97% to cause
    Governance
    On Time CCEW return status
    Transparency
    Verified 3 trustees
    Reserves
    5.0 Mo Financial cushion
  6. 6

    The Brothers of the First Order of the Society of St Francis

    £1.3m · UK-wide

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    100/100

    Efficiency
    Excellent 99% to cause
    Governance
    On Time CCEW return status
    Transparency
    Verified 13 trustees
    Reserves
    9.0 Mo Financial cushion
  7. 7

    The Guide Association London and South East England Region

    £1.2m · Local

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    100/100

    Efficiency
    Excellent 100% to cause
    Governance
    On Time CCEW return status
    Transparency
    Verified 12 trustees
    Reserves
    19.0 Mo Financial cushion
  8. 8

    The Wey and Arun Canal Trust Limited

    £816k · Reigate

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    100/100

    Efficiency
    Excellent 91% to cause
    Governance
    On Time CCEW return status
    Transparency
    Verified 9 trustees
    Reserves
    9.0 Mo Financial cushion
  9. 9

    UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum

    £577k · UK-wide

    100/100

    Efficiency
    Unscored Filings pending
    Governance
    On Time CCEW return status
    Transparency
    Verified 11 trustees
    Reserves
    13.0 Mo Financial cushion
  10. 10

    13 Rivers Trust

    £2.9m · UK-wide

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    99/100

    Efficiency
    Excellent 81% to cause
    Governance
    On Time CCEW return status
    Transparency
    Verified 4 trustees
    Reserves
    15.0 Mo Financial cushion

Scores combine Accountability & Finance and Transparency beacons. How we score