Town and Country Planning Association

Analysis

Town and Country Planning Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00146309). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Town and Country Planning Association reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.1m (+5.1%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Town and Country Planning Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include River Action UK (£1.1m), Lower Central Gardens Bournemouth (£1.1m) and Greater Manchester Environment Trust (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 3.4% and investments 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £30k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.