West Yorkshire Bat Group

Analysis

West Yorkshire Bat Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in January 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, West Yorkshire Bat Group reported income of £17k and spending of £23k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,435 to £17k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, West Yorkshire Bat Group sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dobermanns in Need Limited (£17k), Forget-Me-Not Environment, Wildlife and Animal Protection (£17k) and Mid Bucks Beekeepers Association (£17k).