CPRE Hampshire the countryside charity Annual Report Year ended 31 December 2025 Registered charity number 1164410
THE IIAMPSH HEOGE HEROES CPRE Hampshire, the countryside charity Our vision Our mission A beautlful and thrlvlng countryslde that enrlches all our lives. To promote, enhance and protect thriving countryslde. An Introduction Our charity works to.. Promote the benefit of the countryside to everyone, wherever they live. Work with local and national government, and other organisations to promote p18nning policies that make the best use of land. CPRE Mampshlre Buslness Plan Our Business Plan is regularly reviewed by the Board of Trustees and sets out the priorities for the year ahead. The key priorities in our Business PlarTr are,. l. Our Planning Work which is carried out by our District Groups and Planning Policy Group 2. Our Project work which is overseen by small team of core staff and delivers funded projects to protect or enhance the Hampshire Countryside. 3. Our marketing and Comms activity to aid delivery of our key priorities. Support cornmunities to have their say on development5 and changes in Hampshire. Call for homes that local people can afford to be built in the right places across the country. Traise awareness of the Hampshire countryside as a vital space for health and wellbeing. Encourage care of our fields and hedgerows to help protect landscapes and wildlife. Celebrate and support businesses that give back to the Hampshire countryside. Promote renewable energy that doesn't The key challenges facing CPFIE Hampshire continue to be a falling membership base11.000 members pre pandemic 814 by Dec 20251, limited financial resource base and a small staff team. We needed to focus on how to make the most of this limited resource to maxirnize our impact.
Strategic Priority 1 Planning 2025 has been a time of challenge and change for the local planning system within Hampshire and we have had to adapt to this new reality. and this will continue in 2026. Our Planning activity is structured broadty to work at 3 levels 21 Str8te9ic Campaigns .We have provided support to local campaigns which are intended to prevent serious detriment to the Hampshire Countryside, for example local campaigns against proposed garden villages at Neatham Down and Upper Swallick. 11 Supporting National CPRE We have done this providing feedback on documents such as consultation responses produced by the National CPRE team, for example throughout 2025 we have commented on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, supporting and feeding in to the development of CPQE'S consultation response, and heipirlg to ensure that the National Planning Policy Framework INPPFI "works for the countryside. and reflects Hampshire's priority concerns such as Valued Landscapes and protection for our precious chalk streams. 31 Working with Local Planning Authorities We have met and positively interacted and looked to influence Local Planning Authorities to encourage them to adopt policies thet will conseNe . enhance and recognise the importance of the Hampshire Countryside. its communities and environment During 2025 our volunteer District Groups planners have spent much of their time responding to consultations on dr8ft Local Plans published by their Local Planning Authorities, we have 13 planning authorities across the county and 2025 has been a very busy year. We have responded and commented on policy guidance from National CPRE and promoted these national policies and seek to influence at a Hampshire level.
Local Planning, continued We would like to thank all our planning volunteers for their hard work throughout the year on behalf of you. our members and supporters and on behalf of our Hampshlre countryside. We have continued to provlde plannlng advlce to the publlc. communlty groups and to parish l Town councils across the county. to enhance their ability to participate successfully in the plannlng system We prlorltlse support to members of cpfiE Hampshlre In Ilne wlth our mlsslon and funding requlrements. What is going on with Local Plans and why are some of them so badly delayed giving rise to speculative development applications? A number of our Local Planning Authorities have delayed their Local Plans and, in a number of cases, have had to carry out second Qegulation 18 consultations to reflect the changes that the government made in December 2024 to National Planning Policy. Overall, these changes led to an increase, across Hampshire for the annual target of dwellings to be built every year from 8.255 to the current annual target of 12,487 an increase of 51%, and for some of our rural areas thelr targets have nearly doubled. This has meant that Local Authorities now have to find sites for these additional numbers of homes across the plan period, so are looking to allocate additional sites, many of which are in greenfield areas. Our Ioc81 planning teams have spenl time responding to consultations in Winchester. The New Forest, The Test Valley, Eastleigh and Havant and the repeat consultation for Basingstoke and Deane In additlon. our teams have also responded. on your behalf to a number of major plannlng appllcatlons. where we have concerns over the Impact of proposals on our Hampshlre countryslde. We have developed relatlonshlps with local action groups such as that at Neatham Down and the A31 Alllance whlch represents all communlties along the A31 between Bentley and Ropley, raislng awareness as to local proposals for development and providing them wlth expertlse to assist them In thelr arguments agalnst what we all agree Is Inapproprlate development proposals. Our Water Focus Group Our Water Focus Group has continued to promote the linkage of planning and water to rnembers. We are encouraged by and support. the upswing in interest at all levels in water especially the Rights of Rivers movement espoused by several Hampshire Councils. The group has opposed the axing of the last Government's Chalk Stream Flecovery Plan. The group has monitored among Others the progress of Southern Water's Water Transfer and Trecycling NSIP, the progress of the Abingdon reservoir in Oxfordshire and the Havant Thicket reservoir here and the Parliamentary move to list chalk streams as UNESCO heritage sites. providing comments on these where appropriate. The group has attended Southern Waterfs stakeholder meetings and a workshop on the Sustainable Management of the River Test. The group have written in response to letters from Danny Chambers MP. commented on water aspects of the th Down NP Plan, responded to the Basingstoke and Deane Qeg 18 Local plan consultation, and written in osition to two lannin lications in Test Valle which are unsu orted b water resources and
Strategic Priority 2 Projects Key Projects in 2025 We identified four project areas in our Business Plan. These were.. Our project work is carried out by a small team of dedicated staff with specialist knowledge in project areas. Magnificent Meadows Hedgerows - The Hampshire Hedge Hampshire Countryside Awards Countryside Day Magnificent Meadows Project In 2025 we secured funding for a second year of the Magnificent Meadows project . The project focusing on restoring chalk meadows on the urban fringes of Winchester. We worked with local ecologist, Qachel Qemnant from Land Lore cor)sulting to organise training for local people to learn traditional meadow management techniques, Including scything, making hay by hand, raking and box bailing hay to feed the local allotment sheep. Countryside Day In Augusl we had 8 brilliant day celebr6ting the countryside at Daisy Meadow Dairy Farm in Bolley, Hampshire, with just over 100 attendees. including around 30 children. The event brought together families. volunteers. and partners for a fun-filled and educational d8y in the Hampshire countryside. The prolect grew slgnlflcantly and we held over 40 meadow actlvltles over the Spring I Summer and Autumn perlod in 2025. We engaged with 363 people and had over 70 people reglster as meadow volunteers, who contributed 723 volunteer hours to the prolect We worked on 15 sltes across Wnchester w5th over 10 partner organisations. Alison. Operations Manager at CPRE Hampshire, shared. "It was a good day and really great to see so many of our volunteers and partners all working together." The event was another good example of how the charity has worked successfully with Hampshire County Farms over the years. We have prepared a full report on the project and have been successful in securing further fundlng from the Natlonal Lottery CommunltSes Fund to continue the project into 2026.
The Hampshire Hedge Project In 2025 we were into the second year of our Hampshire Hedge project with an ambitious target to create a green corridor of hedgerows between the South Downs and New Forest National Parks. We have secured funding from.. CPFIE Hedgerows Project, The Linbury TrusL The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Big Give. Hampshire County Council, The Tree Council and Spurgin Trust for the second year of the project. We also received donations in kind in the form of hedging Plants. trees, guards and stakes from The Trees for Ihe South Downs. Hampshire Forest Partnership and Tree Council. Countryside Aword wlnners Access Project riopley Parlsh Councll Hampshlre Countryslde Awards 2025 With funding support from H8Stoe Housing, and Terrafirma we ran a successful Countryside Awards in 2025. Launched in May at the AGM the awards had 4 categories.. Countryside Access Award Best Housing Solution Green and Blue Spaces Awards Countryside Changemaker. The winners of each category had e special promotional video made for their project. These were shown at our Awards ceremony in December. Our full-time project officer. Ellie Banks. who started in July 2023. was joined by Katy Hooper, who joined CPRE Hampshire for a 6- month hedgerow assistant role. full report for Year 2 was prepared and sent to funders 8nd we are well on target in Year 3 to deliver on our targets. steering group with partners from the two National Parks, Sparsholt College, Tree Council, Winchester Cily Council and Test Valley Council meets regularly to support the project. The Hampshire Choice Award went to the riopley Parish Council for their Access Improvement Project Hampshire Hedge key targets for 2024-25 5,000 meters of new hedgerow Planted cross 8 sites. 0.5miles of hedgerow restored. 18 training events held to teach people traditional hedge laying skills. 3 x 5-month hedge laying traineeships funded Community Hedge Fund established to support local projects. Engagement with local colleges and school has resulted in IOOS of young eo le bein en ed with the ro ect.
Governance and Staffing Our Operations Manager, Alison Talbot, continues to lead the small team which are based at Sparsholt College Our Finance Officer is Jo Wyatt. who continues to keep our finances on track. ebecca Simpson our Comms Officer works for us on a freelance basis one day per wee We have also been using the services of a freelance planning consultant to help with our responses to Local Plan reviews.. cpriE Staff team and volunteers at the New Forest Show 2024. Marketing and Communications We now deliver our Bi -Annual Hampshire Views magazine in digital format to most of our members. This and our e-newsletters, continues to be a key means of communicating Wlth our membership. We have expanded our use of the Canva platform and produce most materials in house , saving costs and resources. Our Hedgerow Project Officer, Ellie Banks, has continued to lead on the Mampshire Medge project and was joined in October by Katy Hooper who has worked as the hedgerow assistant role attached to the Hampshire Hedge project. We have developed good links to Sparsholt College and have numerous students come and volunteer on part time. time limited projects, bringing new ideas, energy and enthusiasm to the team. We have a regular 'office day, on Tuesdays in our office on the Sparsholt college Campus. We also regular post on our Facebook, Twitler and Instagram account. PR success has been focused on the Hampshire Hedge and meadows project, with coverage on BBC South Today . and the Countryside Awards, with coverage in Hampshire Life magazine.
We are CPRE The Countryside Charity Our Address". CPRE Hampshire clo Sparsholt College Hampshire Westley Lane Sparsholt Winchester Hants S0212NF Tel. 01962 797312 CPFIE Is the countryside charity thal campaigns to promote, enhance and protect the countryside for everyone's benefit, wherever they live., tod8y and for generations to come. With a local CPQE in every county, we work with communities, businesses and government to find positive and lasting ways to help the countryside thrive. What we do We connect people with the countryside so that everyone can benefit from and value it. We promote rural life to ensure the countryside and its communities can thrive. We empower communities to improve and protect their local environment. Through all our work we look at the role of our countryside in tackling the climate emergency, includir)g seeking ways to increase resilience and reduce impact. Visit our website cprehampshire.org.uk Email.. admin@cprehamp5hire.org.uk Fleglstered charSty number.. 7164470
Campaign to Protect Rural England Hampshire Branch CIO
| **2 ** | Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended | Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended | Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended | Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended | December | 31st 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Unrestricted ** | Restricted | Total | ||||
| Funds | Funds | 2025 | 2024 | |||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Incoming Resources | ||||||
| Membership Subscriptions | 31,754 | 31,754 | 35,343 | |||
| Fund Raising and Events | 2,879 | 2,879 | 1,055 | |||
| Donations | 4,939 | 4,939 | 3,436 | |||
| Trusts and Corporate | 17,925 | 154,324 | 172,249 | 155,524 | ||
| Investment Income | 3,385 | 3,385 | 3,608 | |||
| District Groups | 1,600 | 1,600 | 223 | |||
| Total Incoming Resources | 3 | 62,482 | 154,324 | 216,806 | 199,189 | |
| Expenditure | ||||||
| Staff Costs | 57,776 | 47,082 | 104,858 | 100,562 | ||
| Administration Costs | 6,297 | 6,297 | 8,125 | |||
| Other | 12,238 | 89,743 | 101,980 | 86,607 | ||
| Total Resources Expended | 4 | 76,310 | 136,825 | 213,135 | 195,294 | |
| Gains/(Losses) on investment Asset | 7,482 | 7,482 | 1,529 | |||
| Net Movement of Funds | 6,346 - |
17,500 | 11,153 | 5,424 | ||
| Opening Fund Balance | 81,742 | 21,299 | 103,042 | 97,618 | ||
| Closing Fund Balance | 75,396 | 38,799 | 114,195 | 103,042 | ||
| **3 ** | Incoming Resources | Unrestricted £ |
Restricted £ 2025 |
Total £ |
2024 Total £ |
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| Membership Subscriptions | 31,754 | 31,754 | 35,343 | |||
| District Groups | 1,600 | 1,600 | 223 | |||
| Merchandise | - | - | - | 49 | ||
| Donations | 4,939 | 4,939 | 3,206 | |||
| Fundraising | 1,707 | 1,707 | 74 | |||
| Trusts and Corporate | 17,925 | 154,324 | 172,249 | 155,524 | ||
| 500 Club | 1,172 | 1,172 | 932 | |||
| Branch Appeal | - | - | 230 | |||
| Investment Income | 3,385 | 3,385 | 3,608 | |||
| Total Incoming Resources | 62,482 | 154,324 | 216,806 | 199,189 |
Campaign to Protect Rural England Hampshire Branch CIO
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended December 31st 2025
| 4 Resources Expended Staff Costs 5 Office and Venue rent IT Telecomms Broadband Planning Insurance Printing Copying Stationery Postage Professional fees Subscriptions Training Depreciation Other costs Total Resources Expended |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ 57,776 47,082 104,858 100,562 2,277 2,277 3,015 2,075 2,075 2,106 920 - 920 1,900 599 599 310 686 686 455 47 47 1,097 183 183 - 63 63 420 342 - 342 14 624 624 434 10,717 89,743 100,460 84,980 76,310 136,825 213,135 195,294 |
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2025 2024 5 Staff Costs £ £ Staff Salaries 104,858 100,562 Recruitment - -
No employee earned more than £60,000 .
The number of employees at the end of the year was four (four 2024) No trustee received any remuneration during the year
Campaign to Protect Rural England Hampshire Branch CIO
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended December 31st 2025
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£ £ Total
6 Fixed Assets IT other
Costs at 31/12/24 3,238 552 3,790
additions - - -
- - -
Disposals
Balance at 31/12/25 3,238 552 3,790
Depreciation £ £ Total
IT other
Costs at 31/12/24 2,125 75 2,200
Depreciation 555 69 624
- - -
Disposals
Balance at 31/12/25 2,680 144 2,824
NBV at 31/12/24 1,113 477 1,590
NBV at 31/12/25 558 408 966
IT depreciated over 3 years
Other Equipment depreciated over 8 years
7 Investments 2025 2024
£ £
M&G Charity Funds
Market Value as at January 1st 52,580 51,051
Purchases during the year 7,482 1,529
- -
Gains/Losses at year end
Market Value at December 31st 60,062 52,580
Consisting of
M&G Charity Fixed Interest Fund
M&G Charity Multi Asset Fund 30,652 27,513
M&G Equities Investment Fund for 29,410 25,067
Total Value 60,062 52,580
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Campaign to Protect Rural England Hampshire Branch CIO
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended December 31st 2025
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2025 2024
8 Prepayments
Insurance 269 222
Room Hire 360 -
Rent 190 189
819 411
Accrued Income
Members Subscriptions 8,374 7,998
Heritage lottery 17,189 11,825
25,563 19,823
Prepayments and Accrued Income 26,382 20,234
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Current Assets 2025 2024 Shipton Building Society 1,000 1,000 Monmouth Building Society 21,031 20,540 Building Society Accounts 22,031 41,000 Accrued Expenditure 3,500 1,360 Accruals 3,500 1,360 Accounts payable 4,075 1,324 PAYE payable 1,616 2,464 Creditors and Taxes 5,691 3,788 |
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Income received in Advance/Deferred Income
12 Income for the Hedgerow project to be completed in 2026
Restricted Funds
- 13 These relate to the Hedgerow Project.
Taxation
- 14 The charity is exempt from taxation on its charitable activities under section 505 (1) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988
Dissolution
- 15 If the CIO is wound up, the members have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts and liabilities
Campaign to Protect Rural England Hampshire Branch CIO
1 Statement of Financial Position as at December 31st 2025
| December 31st | December 31st | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| Note | £ | £ | |
| Fixed Assets | |||
| Tangible Assets | 6 | 966 | 1,590 |
| Investments | 7 | 60,062 | 52,580 |
| 61,029 | 54,170 | ||
| Current Assets Accrued Income & Prepayme Cash at Bank Building Society Account |
8 9 |
26,382 69,533 22,031 |
20,234 82,919 21,540 |
| 117,946 | 124,694 | ||
| Creditors Accrued Expenditure Accounts Payable Income received in Advance/ |
10 11 12 |
3,500 5,691 55,588 |
1,360 3,788 70,674 |
| Net Current Assets | 64,779 | 75,822 | |
| Total Assets Less Current Liabilities 114,195 |
103,042 | ||
| Income Funds Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds |
75,396 38,799 |
81,742 21,299 |
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| Total Income Funds | 114,195 | 103,042 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue by:
Trustee Ben Goodall - Treasurer
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORTTO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND, HAMPSHIRE BRANCH CIO I report to the trusteos on my examlnatlon of tho accounts ol tho charlty for the y¥r ended Dècember 31¥t 2025 The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the a¢coun(s in accordance with the requirements of the Charities A¢1 2011. The charity's Iruslees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 01 the Charities Act 2011 1.the Charities Act") and that an independent examination is needed. 11 is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act. to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions gwen by the charity Commission (under section 14515llbl of the Charities Act, and lo state whether particular matters have come lo my attentn. Basis ol Independent Examlners report My examination was carried out in accordance wrth general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An exarnin81ion includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a compari50n of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all Ihe evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts present a "true and fair. view and the report is limited lo those matters sel out in the statement below. Ind•p8nd•nt Examiners Statement In connection with my examinalion, no matter has come to my attention.. which gives me reasonable cause lo believe th81 in any material respect the requirements.. lo keep accounting records in accordance wrth section 130 of the 2011 Act., and to prepare Accounts which accord with the accounting rewrds and comply with the accounting requirements of the Ac¢ounling and Reporting by Charities: Slatement of Recommended Prath"ce applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK IFRS1021. have not been mel. 2. to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the Accounts lo be reached. Mrs Caroline Scull FCCA B20 Lirniled 2/&*/aoZts CPRE Hampshire Annual report 2024