# UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1185618
- **Other names:** CEH, CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY, UKCEH
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 4, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1185618


## Contact

- **Address:** UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, MACLEAN BUILDING, CROWMARSH GIFFORD, WALLINGFORD, OXFORDSHIRE
- **Postcode:** OX10 8BB
- **Phone:** 01491692371
- **Email:** enquiries@ceh.ac.uk
- **Website:** https://www.ceh.ac.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS:3.1.1 TO ADVANCE SCIENCE, IN PARTICULAR, THROUGH:3.1.1.1 CARRYING OUT PURE AND APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS (NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY) INCLUDING THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH THE ATMOSPHERE AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND3.1.1.2 DELIVERING SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE IN TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS (NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY), INCLUDING THEIR INTERACTION WITH THE ATMOSPHERE.3.1.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH, THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH, THE TRAINING OF RESEARCH SCIENTISTS OF THE FUTURE, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF MATERIALS THAT EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THESE SUBJECTS.3.1.3 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:3.1.3.1 PROMOTING THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; AND3.1.3.2 THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION."SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" MEANS "DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS".

**Activities:** The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology is an independent, not-for-profit research institute carrying out excellent environmental science with impact. Our 500 scientists work to understand the environment, how it sustains life, and the human impact on it. We provide the data and insights that governments, businesses and researchers need to create a productive, resilient and healthy environment.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Argentina
- Australia
- Belgium
- Belize
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
- Canada
- China
- Colombia
- Egypt
- Falkland Islands
- French Guiana
- Ghana
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Peru
- Saint Helena
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United States
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £68940000 | £67712000 | £19822000 | 709 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £60478000 | £61679000 | £18390000 | 641 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £53073000 | £53360000 | £19454000 | 583 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £56674000 | £48287000 | £19741000 | 560 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £62076000 | £50722000 | £11354000 | 537 |



## Trustees

- Alexander Benet Paul Hornby Northcote — appointed July 10, 2018
- Alexia Wai-Chun Tye — appointed Dec. 1, 2019
- Dr Philip Michael Clare — appointed Dec. 10, 2025
- Dr Stuart Anthony Wainwright — appointed June 28, 2023
- JUDITH MARGARET BATCHELAR — appointed Dec. 2, 2024
- Lynette Claire Eastman — appointed Jan. 11, 2021
- Professor David Meldrum Hannah — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- Professor Emily Fleur Shuckburgh — appointed July 1, 2024
- Professor Paul Steven Monks CB — appointed Oct. 1, 2025
- Professor Sir Hugh Charles Jonathan Godfray — appointed Aug. 19, 2021
- Ruth Kelly Davison — appointed July 2, 2025
- Victoria Alexandra McMyn — appointed June 26, 2024
- William James Hyde Galgey — appointed Dec. 1, 2019