Long Mead Foundation

Analysis

Long Mead Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Witney. It was registered in October 2021, 5 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 services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Long Mead Foundation reported income of £104k and spending of £64k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2026, income grew from £80k to £104k (+30%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Long Mead Foundation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cecil King Memorial Foundation (£103k), Boltons Garden Enclosures (£105k) and Northumberland National Park Foundation (£103k).