Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West Ltd

Analysis

Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in February 2012, 14 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 07865031). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West Ltd reported income of £3.9m and spending of £3.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £3.9m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West Ltd 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 The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent (£3.9m), The Countryside Alliance Foundation (£3.9m) and Botanic Gardens Conservation International (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and donations and legacies 6.5%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6,807. Reserves of £361k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 64 people.