Spurn Bird Observatory Trust Limited

Analysis

Spurn Bird Observatory Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in April 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 07474287). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Spurn Bird Observatory Trust Limited reported income of £211k and spending of £193k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £201k to £211k (+4.8%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Spurn Bird Observatory Trust Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hanbury Countryside Show Society (£210k), The Energy Saving Trust Foundation (£211k) and Wild Team Conservation (£210k).