The Combustion Engineering Association

Analysis

The Combustion Engineering Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Co. Durham. It was registered in September 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, The Combustion Engineering Association reported income of £661k and spending of £721k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £461k to £661k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Combustion Engineering Association sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nature Recovery Project (£661k), Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings (£662k) and Tree Sisters (£660k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £203k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.