Planning Officers Society

Analysis

Planning Officers Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aylesbury. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 06709078). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Planning Officers Society reported income of £89k and spending of £134k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £96k to £89k (-7.0%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Planning Officers Society sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newbiggin-By-The Sea Heritage Partnership Ltd (£89k), Sheffield Environmental Movement (£90k) and The Steam Tug Kerne Preservation Society Limited (£89k).