SURREY CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND LIMITED
The object of the Branch shall be to promote and encourage for the benefit of the public the improvement, protection and preservation of the countryside of Surrey and its towns and villages and the better development of the rural environment.
Objects
TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE IMPROVEMENT, PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE AND IN PARTICULAR THAT OF SURREY, AND ITS TOWNS AND VILLAGES AND THE BETTER DEVELOPMENT OF THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a small net deficit of £766 for the year, with total income of £39,503 and expenditure of £36,595. Total net assets decreased slightly from £240,979 to £240,213, while unrestricted reserves stood at £219,019, which the trustees note is well above their policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity is not registered for VAT, has no employees, and relies on volunteers and freelance service providers for operations.
What the accounts disclose
“Our reserves policy is to maintain an unrestricted fund equivalent to at least 6 months expenditure” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustees
- Emily Johnson
- Gillian Baelz Hein
- Jennet Ann Eyre
- Keith Tothill
- RAMSEY NAGATY
- Richard Gidlow
- Robert Charles Crossing
- Timothy Francis Murphy
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £40k | £37k |
| 31/12/2024 | £39k | £36k |
| 31/12/2023 | £158k | £25k |
| 31/12/2022 | £33k | £34k |
| 31/12/2021 | £51k | £68k |
Common questions
Is SURREY CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small net deficit of £766 for the year, with total income of £39,503 and expenditure of £36,595. Total net assets decreased slightly from £240,979 to £240,213, while unrestricted reserves stood at £219,019, which the trustees note is well above their policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity is not registered for VAT, has no employees, and relies on volunteers and freelance service providers for operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £80k |
| ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS | 1 | £69k |
| THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| EARL OF CHICHESTER'S CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| THE SIR EDWARD LEWIS FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
| JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND - DORSET BRANCH
- CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND
- THE HEREFORDSHIRE BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND
- THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND WILTSHIRE
- CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND, SUSSEX BRANCH CIO
- The Surrey Wellbeing Partnership
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURREY CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND LIMITED | £40k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND - DORSET BRANCH | £64k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND | £4.3m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE HEREFORDSHIRE BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND | £100k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND WILTSHIRE | £131k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND, SUSSEX BRANCH CIO | £118k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |