THE AVON AND BRISTOL BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND

Registered charity 1189628 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Furthering objects of charity

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE IMPROVEMENT AND PROTECTION OF THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE AND IN PARTICULAR THAT OF THE UNITARY AUTHORITIES OF BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET, AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THEIR TOWNS AND VILLAGES AND THE BETTER DEVELOPMENT OF THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£77k

Latest spending

£93k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £15,741 for the year, driven by restricted fund losses, though unrestricted funds remained stable. Free reserves stood at £58,404, which the trustees state equates to a full year's operational costs, providing a buffer against cash flow fluctuations. The trustees consider the charity to be in a reasonable position to continue its activities with adequate assets to fulfil obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Restricted Grants (75% of income)

“The majority of our restricted income of £58,030.69 was received from a private donor who, through National CPRE, has supported our Hedgerow Heroes project and funded activities until June 2025.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: a full years’ operational costs (reserves figure: £58k)

“Reserves policy: CPRE Avon and Bristol has reserves equating to a full years’ operational costs. This will be held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow, meet emergencies and allow CPRE Avon and Bristol to maintain its financial sustainability. The balance of free reserves at the end of 2025 was £58,403.86.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £10,303 — grants £10,303 (1); 13% of the £76,962 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £19,083 — contracts £4,368 (1), grants £14,715 (2); 21% of the £91,079 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £1,500 — grants £1,500 (1); 2% of the £91,966 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CPRE Avon and Bristol (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Sarah Pittchair
Catherine Withers
Georgina Bigg
Sophie Spencer

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£77k	£93k
31/12/2024	£91k	£93k
31/12/2023	£92k	£66k
31/12/2022	£50k	£40k
31/12/2021	£15k	£32k

Common questions

Is THE AVON AND BRISTOL BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £15,741 for the year, driven by restricted fund losses, though unrestricted funds remained stable. Free reserves stood at £58,404, which the trustees state equates to a full year's operational costs, providing a buffer against cash flow fluctuations. The trustees consider the charity to be in a reasonable position to continue its activities with adequate assets to fulfil obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/07/2026	£18k	Hedgerow Heroes

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
THE BRITTEN FOUNDATION	1	£40k
THE PAUL JENNINGS AND JEANETTE DUNN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£38k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST	1	£10k
SYLVANUS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£9k
DALGLEISH TRUST	1	£7k
OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST	1	£4k

Charities like this

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

CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND income £4.3m
THE HEREFORDSHIRE BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND income £100k
BRADFORD ON AVON PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED income £69k
THE BORN FREE FOUNDATION income £7.8m
THE OXFORDSHIRE BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND income £905k
ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION LIMITED income £237k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE AVON AND BRISTOL BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND	£77k	—	—	above	—	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
BRADFORD ON AVON PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£69k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BORN FREE FOUNDATION FY2026	£7.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OXFORDSHIRE BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND FY2025	£905k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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