Dartmoor Preservation Association

Analysis

Dartmoor Preservation Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Yelverton. It was registered in April 2019, 7 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 individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dartmoor Preservation Association reported income of £556k and spending of £245k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £155k to £556k (+258%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Dartmoor Preservation Association sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Energy Sparks (£552k), Downlands Trust (£557k) and Rebel Restoration (£548k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87%, investments 8.6% and charitable activities 4.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £303k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 3 people.