The Bothies

Analysis

The Bothies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in July 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Bothies reported income of £16k and spending of £12k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income fell from £21k to £16k (-26%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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, The Bothies sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ycaa (£16k), London City Brass (£16k) and Powerstock Hut (£16k).