Small Woods Association

Analysis

Small Woods Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Telford. It was registered in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03919849). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Small Woods Association reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.1m to £1.1m (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Small Woods Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South West Coast Path Association (£1.1m), The Global Diversity Foundation (£1.1m) and Lancashire Environmental Fund Limited (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, trading 5.6% and donations and legacies 5.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.