Hampshire Bat Group

Analysis

Hampshire Bat Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Havant. It was registered in February 2003, 23 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 advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Hampshire Bat Group reported income of £16k and spending of £19k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £15k to £16k (+3.8%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Hampshire Bat 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 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cambridgeshire Wildlife Care (£16k), The Marjorie Nash Cat Rescue (£16k) and Beautys Legacy (£16k).