Activities

As described by the charity on the register

RECORD, STUDY AND PROTECT PLACES AND OBJECTS OF ORNITHOLOGICAL, ENTOMOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST, OR OF NATURAL BEAUTY; OWN AND MANAGE NATURE RESERVES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND CONTROL OF PLANTS AND WILD CREATURES LIVING THEREIN; PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND ENCOURAGE STUDY AND RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES.

Latest income

£7.6m

Expenditure

£6.6m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-02-28 £4.6m £4.1m
2022-03-31 £5.9m £5.6m
2023-03-31 £7.3m £5.5m
2024-03-31 £5.9m £5.7m
2025-03-31 £7.6m £6.6m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £1.5m
Charitable activities £4.7m
Trading £1.3m
Investment income £34k
Total income £7.6m

Spending

Charitable spend £4.6m
Raising funds £2.0m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £209k
Total expenditure £6.6m

Balance sheet

Reserves £1.6m
Total funds £12.4m
— restricted £8.9m
— unrestricted £3.5m
— endowment £0
Total assets £12.4m
Cash £3.5m

People

Employees 113

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • 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.