The Moorland Mousie Trust

Analysis

The Moorland Mousie Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05861223). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Moorland Mousie Trust reported income of £151k and spending of £292k, spending 193% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £164k to £151k (-7.9%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Moorland Mousie Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forgotten Felines Cat Rescue (£151k), The Jewish Vegetarian and Ecological Society (£152k) and The Arthur Camp Foundation Trust (£151k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.