Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain

Analysis

Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in August 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain reported income of £373k and spending of £386k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £280k to £373k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 43%. 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, Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Homemakers Community Recycling (£371k), Permaculture Association (Britain) (£375k) and Thameside Nature Park Ltd (£370k).