The Campaign to Protect Rural England Wiltshire

Analysis

The Campaign to Protect Rural England Wiltshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07127110). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending February 2026, The Campaign to Protect Rural England Wiltshire reported income of £131k and spending of £34k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £20k to £131k (+555%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2026, when income rose by 447%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Campaign to Protect Rural England Wiltshire sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Exeter Historic Buildings Trust (£131k), Sheffield Botanical Gardens Trust (£131k) and South Lakeland Action on Climate Change - Towards Transition (£131k).