THE BRITISH TRUST FOR ORNITHOLOGY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Ornithological research
Latest income
£8.7m
Expenditure
£9.0m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £6.2m | £6.1m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £7.8m | £6.6m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £7.1m | £7.0m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £9.5m | £8.0m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £8.7m | £9.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £2.8m |
| Charitable activities | £4.6m |
| Trading | £1.2m |
| Investment income | £104k |
| Total income | £8.7m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £7.3m |
| Raising funds | £1.7m |
| Grants to institutions | £4k |
| Governance | £84k |
| Total expenditure | £9.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £2.7m |
| Total funds | £6.5m |
| — restricted | £1.2m |
| — unrestricted | £5.3m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £6.5m |
| Cash | £5.0m |
People
| Employees | 163 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Environment/conservation/heritage
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
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.