Solent Protection Society

Analysis

Solent Protection Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Solent Protection Society reported income of £24k and spending of £4,323, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £17k to £24k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Solent Protection Society sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Longworth Church (£24k), Friends of Saint Mary's Church, Kintbury (£24k) and Clifton Down Charitable Trust Limited (£24k).