British Dragonfly Society

Analysis

British Dragonfly Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huntingdon. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, British Dragonfly Society reported income of £183k and spending of £284k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £74k to £183k (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, British Dragonfly Society sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Catherine Foundation (£183k), St Dennis and Nanpean Community Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£183k) and Churnet Valley Railway (NSRC) Heritage Trust Limited (£182k).