M J Camp Charitable Foundation
Analysis
M J Camp Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, M J Camp Charitable Foundation reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.1m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.4m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.
Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, M J Camp Charitable Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust (£2.3m), Dartmoor Zoological Society (£2.4m) and The Horse Trust (£2.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 92% and investments 7.9%. Charitable activities took 28% of spending and raising funds 72%. Grants to other organisations totalled £574k. Reserves of £124k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Trading 92%
- Investments 7.9%
- Other 0.2%
In the charity's own words
Making grants to charitable organisations to promote places and objects of natural beauty in the UK and in Hayling Island in particular, the restoration of canals and other inland waterways in the UK, the relieving of suffering of horses, ponies or donkeys, the promotion of historic vehicles and in particular steam trains and the establishment of community transport schemes in the UK.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust | Bournemouth | £2.3m |
| Dartmoor Zoological Society | Plymouth | £2.4m |
| The Horse Trust | Princes Risborough | £2.3m |
| Newcastle Dog and Cat Shelter | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £2.4m |