SURREY CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND LIMITED

Registered charity 1106245 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CPRE SURREY/SURREY CPRE, THE SURREY BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND, THE SURREY BRANCH OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE PROTECTION OF RURAL ENGLAND

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.

Area of benefit: SURREY, AND ITS TOWNS AND VILLAGES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Waverley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£40k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 6 months expenditure (held: £219k)
“Our reserves policy is to maintain an unrestricted fund equivalent to at least 6 months expenditure” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND - DORSET BRANCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SURREY CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND LIMITED£40k—0above—no doubt
CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND - DORSET BRANCH FY2025£64k—0above—no doubt
CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND FY2025£4.3m——above—no doubt
THE HEREFORDSHIRE BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND FY2026£100k——above—no doubt
THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND WILTSHIRE FY2026£131k—0above—no doubt
CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND, SUSSEX BRANCH CIO FY2025£118k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.