Sholing Valleys Study Centre Association

Analysis

Sholing Valleys Study Centre Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in August 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Sholing Valleys Study Centre Association reported income of £13k and spending of £9,034, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,196 to £13k (+487%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 255%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sholing Valleys Study Centre Association 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 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Meopham Windmill Trust (£13k), Llangollen Standard 4 Trust (£13k) and Soysambu Conservancy (UK) Ltd (£13k).