Shropshire Badger Group

Analysis

Shropshire Badger Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in June 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Shropshire Badger Group reported income of £15k and spending of £5,104, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £17k to £15k (-9.9%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 273%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Shropshire Badger Group sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westies and Scotties That Need Help and Re-Homing Rescue (£15k), The Brown Swiss Cattle Society (UK) (£16k) and RWB Environment Trust (£15k).