South of England Hedge-Laying Society

Analysis

South of England Hedge-Laying Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in July 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, South of England Hedge-Laying Society reported income of £33k and spending of £55k, spending 166% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10k to £33k (+225%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, South of England Hedge-Laying Society sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bury St Edmunds Town Trust (£33k), Queen's Park (£33k) and The Great Eastern Railway Society (£33k).