Christchurch Harbour Ornithological Group

Analysis

Christchurch Harbour Ornithological Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in September 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Christchurch Harbour Ornithological Group reported income of £11k and spending of £7,797, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,753 to £11k (+24%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Christchurch Harbour Ornithological Group sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Culverwell Foundation (£11k), The Jonathan Joels Charitable Trust (£11k) and The Rotary Club of Edenbridge and Westerham Trust Fund (£11k).