The Ramblers' Association

Analysis

The Ramblers' Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04458492). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Ramblers' Association reported income of £13.2m and spending of £12.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £9.7m to £13.2m (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Ramblers' Association sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include CML - Chevras Mo'oz Ladol (£13.1m), The Mike Gooley Trailfinders Charity (£13.2m) and Shooting Star Children's Hospices (£13.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70%, charitable activities 26%, trading 2.6% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.8m. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 75 people.