The Eltham Society

Analysis

The Eltham Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Eltham Society reported income of £11k and spending of £12k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,505 to £11k (+202%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Eltham Society sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of St Nicholas, Ickford (£11k), Ludlow & District Beekeepers' Association (£11k) and 6th Ipswich (St Johns) Scout Group (£11k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.