The British Hedgehog Preservation Society

Analysis

The British Hedgehog Preservation Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clee Hill. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The British Hedgehog Preservation Society reported income of £1.6m and spending of £544k, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £506k to £1.6m (+224%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The British Hedgehog Preservation Society sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The RSPCA Danaher Animal Home (£1.6m), Nowzad (£1.6m) and Atlantic Salmon Trust (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and investments 7.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.2m. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 5.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £209k. Reserves of £4.0m would cover about 86 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.