Action for Conservation
Analysis
Action for Conservation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Action for Conservation reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £423k to £1.2m (+173%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Action for Conservation 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reading Repertory Theatre (£1.2m), West Horsley Place Trust (£1.2m) and National Opera Studio (£1.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,551. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £224k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 99%
- Legacies 0.1%
- Charitable activities 0.4%
- Investments 0.1%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
Running workshops and events, providing learning materials, organising work experience placements, and building online networks to develop a proactive youth conservation movement in the UK with a culture of greater awareness and participation, and in the process grow the wider involvement and support of young adults, professionally, voluntarily or financially, for conservation in the future.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Repertory Theatre | Reading | £1.2m |
| West Horsley Place Trust | Surrey | £1.2m |
| National Opera Studio | London | £1.2m |
| Swindon Music Service | Swindon | £1.2m |