The Species Recovery Trust
Analysis
The Species Recovery Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides services, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Species Recovery Trust reported income of £301k and spending of £322k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £117k to £301k (+157%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Species Recovery Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% 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 South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society (£297k), The Reef-World Foundation (£301k) and The Denbighshire and Flintshire Agricultural Society Limited (£297k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1. REMOVE SPECIES FROM THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION IN THE UK THROUGH EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES INFORMED BY CURRENT SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE. 2. EDUCATE AND ENTHUSE THE PUBLIC TO THE PLIGHT OF SPECIES LOSS IN THE UK. TRAIN A NEW GENERATION OF NATURALISTS IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society | Alston | £297k |
| The Reef-World Foundation | UK | £301k |
| The Denbighshire and Flintshire Agricultural Society Limited | Clwyd | £297k |
| N1m Trust | London | £301k |