Dedham Vale Society

Analysis

Dedham Vale Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in February 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dedham Vale Society reported income of £46k and spending of £19k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £46k (+282%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 396%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Dedham Vale Society sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Herculaneum Society (£46k), Bowyer Family Memorial Trust (£46k) and The Campaign to Protect Rural England - Warwickshire (£46k).