BMC Access & Conservation Trust
Analysis
BMC Access & Conservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04311391). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, BMC Access & Conservation Trust reported income of £154k and spending of £74k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £35k to £154k (+342%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 475%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, BMC Access & Conservation Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anson Cabin Project (£153k), Gravesend Cricket, Lawn Tennis and Bowling Club (1960) Limited (£154k) and Berkhamsted Community Cricket and Sports Club (£153k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by supporting access and conservation projects and programmes that both protect the cliff and mountain environment and the wider countryside and also promote responsible and sustainable use of these environments for the public benefit of walking, climbing, hill walking and mountaineering.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Anson Cabin Project | Manchester | £153k |
| Gravesend Cricket, Lawn Tennis and Bowling Club (1960) Limited | West Malling | £154k |
| Berkhamsted Community Cricket and Sports Club | Berkhamsted | £153k |
| William Walter Hinde for Open Space | Birmingham | £154k |