Mendip Caving Group

Analysis

Mendip Caving Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mendip Caving Group reported income of £13k and spending of £12k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £13k to £13k (-4.3%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Mendip Caving Group sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thorverton Church of England Primary School Parent, Teacher and Friends Association (£13k), Friends of Mayflower School (£13k) and Friends of Kettlewell School (£13k).