Campaign to Protect Rural England, Gloucestershire CIO
Analysis
Campaign to Protect Rural England, Gloucestershire CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in December 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 provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Campaign to Protect Rural England, Gloucestershire CIO reported income of £85k and spending of £109k, spending 127% of what it took in. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 413%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Campaign to Protect Rural England, Gloucestershire CIO sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The London Trolleybus Preservation Society Ltd (£85k), The Ayot St Lawrence Festival (£86k) and The Devon Historic Churches Trust (£85k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote and encourage for the benefit of the public the improvement and protection of the English countryside and in particular that of Gloucestershire, and its towns and villages and the better development of the rural environment
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The London Trolleybus Preservation Society Ltd | Suffolk | £85k |
| The Ayot St Lawrence Festival | Welwyn | £86k |
| The Devon Historic Churches Trust | Newton Abbot | £85k |
| Swinden Quarry Trust | Leyburn | £86k |