Folk Camps Society Limited

Analysis

Folk Camps Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in June 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00931434). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Folk Camps Society Limited reported income of £128k and spending of £132k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £425 to £128k (+30128%), an average of +317% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 24065%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Folk Camps Society Limited sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hyson Green Youth Club (£128k), Fast Familiar (£129k) and Barripper Village Association (£128k).