Society for Landscape Studies

Analysis

Society for Landscape Studies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in August 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Society for Landscape Studies reported income of £19k and spending of £22k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £18k to £19k (+9.0%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Society for Landscape Studies sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Williamsons Tunnels (£19k), Bristol Civic Society Incorporating the Bristol Kyrle Society (Established 1905) (£20k) and Yorkshire Rewilding Network (£19k).

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.