The Surrey Hills Society

Analysis

The Surrey Hills Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06555157). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Surrey Hills Society reported income of £71k and spending of £115k, spending 163% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £22k to £71k (+230%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 199%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Surrey Hills Society sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Share Bristol (£71k), The Wombles Community Charity (£72k) and The Schumacher Institute (£71k).