The Fairfield Association

Analysis

The Fairfield Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in September 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Fairfield Association reported income of £51k and spending of £32k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £23k to £51k (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Fairfield Association sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Heath and Hampstead Society (£51k), Ami Hydropower Foundation (£51k) and Friends of the British Overseas Territories (£51k).