THE RAMBLERS' ASSOCIATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Ramblers helps everyone, everywhere, enjoy walking and protects the places we all love to walk. We are the only charity dedicated to looking after paths and green spaces, leading walks, opening up new places to explore and encouraging everyone to get outside and discover how walking boosts your health and your happiness.
Latest income
£13.2m
Expenditure
£12.4m
Financial year end
2025-09-30
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-30 | £9.7m | £10.2m | |
| 2022-09-30 | £11.7m | £12.8m | |
| 2023-09-30 | £12.1m | £14.2m | |
| 2024-09-30 | £12.2m | £13.2m | |
| 2025-09-30 | £13.2m | £12.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-09-30 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £9.2m |
| Charitable activities | £3.5m |
| Trading | £344k |
| Investment income | £151k |
| Total income | £13.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £10.6m |
| Raising funds | £1.7m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £240k |
| Total expenditure | £12.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £3.3m |
| Total funds | £8.3m |
| — restricted | £698k |
| — unrestricted | £6.8m |
| — endowment | £762k |
| Total assets | £8.3m |
| Cash | £5.4m |
People
| Employees | 75 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Amateur Sport
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Recreation
Who it helps
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.