The Open Spaces Society

Analysis

The Open Spaces Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Henley-on-Thames. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07846516). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Open Spaces Society reported income of £369k and spending of £574k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £438k to £369k (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Open Spaces Society sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Racing Centre Ltd (£368k), Highfield Park Trust (£371k) and Hayling Island Community Centre Association CIO (£368k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.