Bristol Natural History Consortium

Analysis

Bristol Natural History Consortium is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 2008, 18 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 06472186). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bristol Natural History Consortium reported income of £444k and spending of £483k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £213k to £444k (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bristol Natural History Consortium sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Environment Centre Ltd (£440k), The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (£447k) and Singleton Spaces (£438k).