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Environmental LAW Foundation

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £171k (2026)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.elflaw.org (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Environmental LAW Foundation
Registered
1995

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£171k£167k
  • 2025£163k£125k
  • 2024£116k£79k
Earlier years
  • 2023£68k£69k
  • 2022£69k£64k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Charitable objects

3. THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:- 3.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT SUCH MATTERS RELATING TO THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND CAUSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION OR CONCERN;3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING, APPLICATION AND PRACTICE OF LAW RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT; 3.3 TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT WHERE THERE IS A COMMUNITY OR NEIGHBOURHOOD INTEREST BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO ENABLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SECURE ACCESS TO LEGAL AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION IN CASES CONCERNED WITH THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH ENVIRONMENT OR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURES;3.4 THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: 3.4.1 PROVIDING LEGAL AND EXPERT GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WORKING FOR AND ADVOCATING THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES;3.4.2 CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH."SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" MEANS IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE WHILE LIVING WITHIN THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF SUPPORTING ECOSYSTEMS AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS3.5 THE PROMOTION OF THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW BY:3.5.1 PROVIDING SPECIALIST LEGAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION INCLUDING REPRESENTATION IN THE COURTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER TRIBUNALS INCLUDING THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR THOSE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH LEGAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION AS A RESULT OF THEIR LACK OF RESOURCES;3.5.2 PROVIDING ADVICE ON THE INSTITUTION STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS BY WHICH SUCH LAW IS ENFORCED; AND3.5.3 TRAINING THE JUDICIARY, LAWYERS, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND THE PUBLIC IN THE RELEVANT LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES.

Grants received

12 grants · £585,259 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

8 trustees on the board

3.5y median 3y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (1)

7
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Environment/conservation/heritage 8The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Professional services 10Education 3Other services 3

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£163k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1045918
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 26 MARCH 1990 AS AMENDED ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2004 AND 12 DECEMBER 2006.
Companies House
Company number 02485383 · Active
Contact on the register
07775861718 · info17@elflaw.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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