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THE SOMERSET BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND

Registered charity 1100860 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CPRE - SOMERSET BRANCH, CPRE SOMERSET

The Charity is established for the promotion and encouragement for the benefit of the public the improvement and protection of the English countryside and in particular that of the Administrative County of Somerset and its towns and villages and for the better development of the rural environment.

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Latest income
£37k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that income increased due to specialist planning advice and that overheads were offset by crowdfunding results. The trustees confirm the finances are in good order and sufficient to continue operations into 2025. No specific reserves policy or target is stated in the provided text.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Specialist Planning Advice
“Income has increased this year mainly through Specialist Planning Advice to local groups who campaigns against planning applications from developers for housing projects and commercial solar farms” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee is paid as the charity's planning consultant.
“The charity has 10 Trustees through the year, one of which is paid as the charity’s planning consultant.” — page 1
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£37k£39k
31/12/2023£23k£23k
31/12/2022£24k£25k
31/12/2021£29k£24k
31/12/2020£29k£24k

Common questions

Is THE SOMERSET BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that income increased due to specialist planning advice and that overheads were offset by crowdfunding results. The trustees confirm the finances are in good order and sufficient to continue operations into 2025. No specific reserves policy or target is stated in the provided text. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.