Dowdeswell Conservation Limited

Analysis

Dowdeswell Conservation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09318821). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Dowdeswell Conservation Limited reported income of £72k and spending of £74k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £131k to £72k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Dowdeswell Conservation Limited sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Colegrave Seabrook Foundation (£72k), St George Community Association Ltd (£72k) and The Wombles Community Charity (£72k).

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.