The Eldwick Village Society

Analysis

The Eldwick Village Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bingley. It was registered in July 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Eldwick Village Society reported income of £18k and spending of £17k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £16k to £18k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Eldwick Village Society sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of St Margaret's Church Ditchling (£18k), Eastwell Village Hall (£18k) and The Butler Memorial Trust (£18k).