CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND (SHROPSHIRE BRANCH)

Registered charity 1184133 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CPRE SHROPSHIRE

The object of CPRE Shropshire is to promote and encourage for the benefit of the public the improvement, protection and preservation of the countryside of Shropshire and its towns and villages and the better development of the rural environment.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE BRANCH ARE TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE IMPROVEMENT AND PROTECTION OF THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE AND IN PARTICULAR THAT OF SHROPSHIRE AND ITS TOWNS AND VILLAGES AND THE BETTER DEVELOPMENT OF THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT.

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

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Registered contact address: Shropshire, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£54k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a small loss for the year, funded from its unrestricted reserves, which stood at £41,012. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a 'healthy level' and the charity plans future activities including centenary celebrations. The independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found to cast doubt on the accounts' compliance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain our reserves at a healthy level (held: £41k)

“Our policy is to invest as much of our funds as is sensible for cash flow purposes into a bank deposit account, and to continue to maintain our reserves at a healthy level.” — 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/01/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Carole Ryan-Ridout
Charles Green
Peter Day
Stella Voysey · trustee of 1 other charity
Sue Steer
Susan Lockwood

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£54k	£65k
31/12/2024	£78k	£86k
31/12/2023	£106k	£74k
31/12/2022	£56k	£73k
31/12/2021	£49k	£27k

Common questions

Is CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND (SHROPSHIRE BRANCH) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a small loss for the year, funded from its unrestricted reserves, which stood at £41,012. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a 'healthy level' and the charity plans future activities including centenary celebrations. The independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found to cast doubt on the accounts' compliance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
FOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED TRANSPORT	1	£29k

Charities like this

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

THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND - WARWICKSHIRE income £46k
CPRE HERTFORDSHIRE income £84k
CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND, HAMPSHIRE BRANCH income £224k
THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND (CPRE) LEICESTERSHIRE income £286k
SURREY CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND LIMITED income £40k
CPRE Rutland and Lincolnshire income £59k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND (SHROPSHIRE BRANCH)	£54k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND - WARWICKSHIRE FY2025	£46k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CPRE HERTFORDSHIRE FY2025	£84k	—	above	—	no doubt
CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND, HAMPSHIRE BRANCH FY2025	£224k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND (CPRE) LEICESTERSHIRE FY2025	£286k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SURREY CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND LIMITED FY2025	£40k	—	above	—	no doubt

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