William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust

Analysis

William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Okehampton. It was registered in September 1969, 57 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £11k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15k to £16k (+8.5%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Castle Acre Church (£16k), Friends of Plympton St Maurice Guildhall (£16k) and Happisburgh Lighthouse Trust (£16k).