Campaign for National Parks

Analysis

Campaign for National Parks is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02045556). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Campaign for National Parks reported income of £519k and spending of £530k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £291k to £519k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Campaign for National Parks sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birds of Poole Harbour (£518k), Cynnal Cymru - Sustain Wales (£520k) and Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company (£518k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62%, donations and legacies 32% and investments 2.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £103k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Reserves of £447k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.