Headley Down Nature Reserve Trust
Analysis
Headley Down Nature Reserve Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bordon. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Headley Down Nature Reserve Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £7,302, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £24k to £12k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Headley Down Nature Reserve Trust sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Promenade (Otherwise Known As Merrions Wood) (£12k), Wymering Manor Trust (£12k) and The Bloxham Feoffee Estate (£12k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The nature reserve is located on a former landfill site next to the playing field on the Heatherlands Estate, classed as an Area of Rural Deprivation and formerly subject to fly-tipping, littering and other anti-social behavior. The focus of our activities is to transform this neglected site into a nature reserve for the benefit of wildlife, the local community and visitors from further afield.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Promenade (Otherwise Known As Merrions Wood) | Walsall | £12k |
| Wymering Manor Trust | Portsmouth | £12k |
| The Bloxham Feoffee Estate | Oxfordshire | £12k |
| Lavell's Wetland Trust | Reading | £12k |