Campaign to Protect Rural Essex

Analysis

Campaign to Protect Rural Essex is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in October 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04536412). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Campaign to Protect Rural Essex reported income of £23k and spending of £28k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £21k to £23k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Campaign to Protect Rural Essex sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rougham Tower Association (£23k), 1st Coggeshall Scout Group (£23k) and British Records Association (£23k).