Otter Valley Association

Analysis

Otter Valley Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Budleigh Salterton. It was registered in July 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Otter Valley Association reported income of £52k and spending of £14k, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £6,355 to £52k (+720%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 1560%. Over the whole period it spent 15% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Otter Valley Association 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 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Linley Shaw Foundation (£52k), Berwick-Upon-Tweed Preservation Trust (£52k) and The Arbeia Society (£52k).