The Exmoor Society

Analysis

The Exmoor Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The Exmoor Society reported income of £147k and spending of £108k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £133k to £147k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 176%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Exmoor Society sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Thomas Freke and Lady Norton Charity (£147k), Cymdeithas Rheilffordd Eryri (£147k) and The Lesley Haskins Charitable Trust (£147k).