Romsey Abbey Appeal Fund

Analysis

Romsey Abbey Appeal Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in November 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Romsey Abbey Appeal Fund reported income of £49k and spending of £310, leaving 99% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £155k to £49k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 9.0% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Romsey Abbey Appeal Fund sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cromwell Bottom Wildlife Group (£49k), The Selborne Society Limited (£49k) and Ashby Canal Association (£49k).