Shropshire Ornithological Society 2005

Analysis

Shropshire Ornithological Society 2005 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05322294). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Shropshire Ornithological Society 2005 reported income of £52k and spending of £25k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £101k to £52k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Shropshire Ornithological Society 2005 sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fertile Ground Dance Ltd (£52k), Kingsclere Village Club (£52k) and CÔR Y Gleision/Cardiff Blues Choir (£52k).