Tropical Biology Association

Analysis

Tropical Biology Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05827864). It says it sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tropical Biology Association reported income of £731k and spending of £556k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £450k to £731k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Tropical Biology Association sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Toc H (£731k), Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Trust (£733k) and The Hawk and Owl Trust Ltd (£725k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78% and donations and legacies 21%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £675k would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.