The Countryside Alliance Foundation

Analysis

The Countryside Alliance Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05669451). It says it sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Countryside Alliance Foundation reported income of £3.9m and spending of £3.6m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £253k to £3.9m (+1445%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 507%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Countryside Alliance Foundation 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West Ltd (£3.9m), Nus Students' Union Charitable Services (£3.9m) and The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and trading 10%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £73k. Charitable activities took 57% of spending and raising funds 43%. Reserves of £728k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.