The Beveridge Herpetological Trust

Analysis

The Beveridge Herpetological Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Beveridge Herpetological Trust reported income of £56k and spending of £72k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £56k (+385%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 247%. Over the whole period it spent 158% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Beveridge Herpetological Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Malacological Society of London (£56k), Fleecehaven (£56k) and Kent Horse Rescue (£56k).