The British Cave Research Association

Analysis

The British Cave Research Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in September 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Cave Research Association reported income of £30k and spending of £34k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £23k to £30k (+30%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The British Cave Research Association sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kensington Society (£30k), The Friends of Buckden Towers (£30k) and Cranham Common Trust (£30k).

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.