The Bourne Society

Analysis

The Bourne Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in December 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Bourne Society reported income of £13k and spending of £14k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £14k to £13k (-7.4%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Bourne Society sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Steyning Society (£13k), Stroud Community Land Trust (£13k) and The Friends of St Lawrence Church Abbots Langley (£13k).