THE BAT CONSERVATION TRUST
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Cash
£377k
+9.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.2m
-5.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
55
-8.3% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£175k
-81.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,749,406 | £2,398,221 | £2,004,215 | -16.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£83,748 | -£239,076 | -185.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £383,464 | -£96,155 | -£174,712 | -81.7% | |
| Net profit | £531,322 | -£96,155 | -£174,712 | -81.7% | |
| Cash | £147,568 | £345,741 | £377,090 | +9.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,396,462 | £3,221,750 | -5.1% | |
| Net assets | £3,492,617 | £3,396,462 | £3,221,750 | -5.1% | |
| Equity | £3,492,617 | £3,396,462 | £3,221,750 | -5.1% | |
| Average employees | 49 | 60 | 55 | -8.3% | |
| Wages | £1,357,984 | £1,652,069 | £1,624,409 | -1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -3.5% | -11.9% | |
| Net margin | 30.4% | -4.0% | -8.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -2.5% | -7.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.8% | 7.6% | 7.8% | |
| Current ratio | 4.51x | 3.83x | 3.17x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees of the charity have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Following a successful development phase, the project secured further funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for a four-year delivery phase, which began in October 2025.”
- “Our newest Welsh project, Sibrydion y Coedwigoedd: achub yr ystlum hirglust (Whispers of the Woodland: Saving the Brown Long-Eared Bat), launched in March 2026.”
- “The third BCT Woodland Symposium took place March 2026 hosted at the WWF Living Planet Centre.”
- “BCT took part in the first Wild Summit in September 2025, joining people from over 500 organisations across the UK.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BINET, Annika Kristina | Director | 2017-11-18 | Mar 1984 | British |
| BRADLEY, Cerys, Dr | Director | 2021-10-09 | Dec 1992 | British |
| BROWNE, Matthew Ray Courtney | Director | 2024-09-14 | May 1989 | British |
| COLLINS, Benjamin Roger | Director | 2025-09-06 | Mar 1972 | British |
| GRANGER, Nicola Jane | Director | 2025-09-06 | Feb 1981 | British |
| MARSHALL, Colette Teresa | Director | 2022-09-24 | May 1967 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Jean Elizabeth | Director | 2018-09-08 | Mar 1955 | British |
| RAZGOUR, Orly Nechama, Dr | Director | 2021-10-09 | Jul 1977 | British |
| ROE, Steven Alan | Director | 2018-09-08 | Jan 1988 | British |
| SLINGER, Helen Louise | Director | 2021-10-09 | Nov 1977 | British |
| SUDHAKARAN, Gayathri | Director | 2025-09-06 | Dec 1975 | British |
| TERRY, Matthew William | Director | 2021-10-09 | Oct 1968 | British |
| WATERS, Ruth Dorcas, Dr | Director | 2019-09-07 | Feb 1969 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROMPTON, Richard Michael | Secretary | 2003-08-30 | 2007-09-01 |
| ESCOTT, Sarah | Secretary | 2013-09-14 | 2018-09-08 |
| FORD, Michael David | Secretary | 2007-09-01 | 2013-09-14 |
| KELLEHER, Conor Francis | Secretary | 1998-12-01 | 2003-08-30 |
| MICKLEBURGH, Simon Patrick | Secretary | 1992-09-05 | 1998-11-30 |
| RICHARDSON, Philip | Secretary | 1992-05-07 | 1994-09-10 |
| WOOLLEY, David | Secretary | 1994-09-10 | 1997-09-06 |
| ANDREWS, Thomas James | Director | 2011-09-16 | 2019-09-07 |
| ARMSTRONG, Gail | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2011-09-16 |
| BRITTENDEN, Stuart | Director | 2019-09-07 | 2025-09-06 |
| CORNES, Robert | Director | 2013-09-14 | 2021-10-09 |
| CROMPTON, Richard Michael | Director | 2003-08-30 | 2007-09-01 |
| DUNBAR, Ian Kevin | Director | 2004-01-09 | 2010-09-11 |
| ENTWISTLE, Abigail Clare, Dr | Director | 2015-09-12 | 2024-09-14 |
| ESCOTT, Sarah Louise | Director | 2013-09-14 | 2018-09-08 |
| FORD, Michael David | Director | 2004-09-18 | 2013-09-14 |
| GIBBONS, David, Dr | Director | 2013-11-14 | 2019-09-07 |
| GUEST, Peter Stanley | Director | 1999-09-11 | 2003-10-14 |
| JONES, Kate, Professor | Director | 2008-09-13 | 2016-09-04 |
| KELLEHER, Conor Francis | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2003-08-30 |
| LANCASTER, Rupert | Director | 2013-09-14 | 2022-09-24 |
| MAIER, Celia | Director | 1992-05-07 | 1992-09-05 |
| MARKHAM, Stephen Charles | Director | 2013-09-14 | 2021-10-09 |
| MCLEISH, Andrew Philip | Director | 1997-09-06 | 1999-09-11 |
| MCOWAT, Thomas Peat | Director | 2013-09-14 | 2016-11-16 |
| MERCER, Bernard John | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2004-09-18 |
| MICKLEBURGH, Simon Patrick | Director | 1995-06-01 | 1998-11-30 |
| MORRIS, Samuel Francis | Director | 1996-09-08 | 1998-11-30 |
| MORTLOCK, Roger Alban | Director | 2015-09-12 | 2021-10-09 |
| PARK, Kirsty, Dr | Director | 2013-09-14 | 2021-10-09 |
| PARKER, Steve | Director | 2013-09-14 | 2018-09-08 |
| RACEY, Paul Adrian, Professor | Director | 1992-05-07 | 1996-09-08 |
| RANDALL, Alexander John, Right Honourable Lord | Director | 2020-10-10 | 2024-09-14 |
| RICHARDSON, Philip | Director | 1995-09-09 | 2001-09-03 |
| RICHARDSON, Philip | Director | 1992-04-14 | 1994-09-10 |
| STEBBINGS, Robert Edmund, Doctor | Director | 1992-04-14 | 1995-09-09 |
| THOMPSON, Shirley Anne | Director | 1992-04-14 | 1998-11-30 |
| TOMLINSON, Nicholas John | Director | 2010-09-11 | 2012-09-16 |
| UPEX, Robert, Professor | Director | 2014-09-06 | 2019-05-01 |
| WOOLLEY, David | Director | 1994-09-10 | 1997-09-06 |
| WRIGHT, Sheila | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2008-09-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.