Welsh Ornithological Society

Analysis

Welsh Ornithological Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwynedd. It was registered in May 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Welsh Ornithological Society reported income of £19k and spending of £21k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,456 to £19k (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Welsh Ornithological Society sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of St Mary's Redbourn (£19k), Regency Society of Brighton and Hove (£19k) and Lavender Line Preservation Society (£19k).