The British Chelonia Group

Analysis

The British Chelonia Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07541800). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Chelonia Group reported income of £299k and spending of £103k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £141k to £299k (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 823%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The British Chelonia Group sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Education Society (£298k), Greek Cat Welfare Society (UK) (£299k) and The Raptor Foundation (£298k).