The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO

Analysis

The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO reported income of £96k and spending of £98k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income fell from £246k to £96k (-61%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO 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 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Warehouse Trust (£95k), 1st Ashton (Lord Gerard's Own) Scout Group (£97k) and The London Society (£94k).