The Petworth Society

Analysis

The Petworth Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in August 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending February 2026, The Petworth Society reported income of £15k and spending of £11k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income fell from £16k to £15k (-4.8%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Petworth Society sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Driffield Navigation Trust (£15k), Friends of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (£15k) and Palmer Sustainable (£15k).