FIELD STUDIES COUNCIL
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Our charitable activities are the 'bringing of environmental understanding to all'. We do this by the advancement of outdoor education, the protection of the environment and the pursuit of field studies.
Latest income
£18.7m
Expenditure
£18.6m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £9.5m | £13.1m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £12.4m | £14.1m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £17.0m | £16.0m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £17.5m | £16.8m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £18.7m | £18.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £605k |
| Charitable activities | £15.8m |
| Trading | £1.4m |
| Investment income | £285k |
| Total income | £18.7m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £17.9m |
| Raising funds | £700k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £38k |
| Total expenditure | £18.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £500k |
| Total funds | £16.1m |
| — restricted | £928k |
| — unrestricted | £15.2m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £16.1m |
| Cash | £3.8m |
People
| Employees | 297 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
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.