Habitats & Heritage

Analysis

Habitats & Heritage is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Twickenham. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07469024). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Habitats & Heritage reported income of £753k and spending of £852k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £399k to £753k (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Habitats & Heritage 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 Natural Enterprise Ltd (£753k), The Georgian Group (£754k) and The Guards Museum Trust (£751k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, donations and legacies 9.7% and trading 4.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,000. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £49k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.