Turtle Dove Trust
Analysis
Turtle Dove Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Turtle Dove Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £18k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £20k to £19k (-6.9%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Turtle Dove Trust sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Romney Marsh Wartime Collection (£19k), John Lally International Foundation (£19k) and Friends of St Nicholas (£19k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Turtle Dove is a homing migratory dove kept in captive pairs, very prolific breeders and after laying two eggs, will lay again. The young are fostered by other tamer doves, and the young are released into the wild in late summer. They spend a month in specially constructed release pens, in order to familiarise them with natural food and their wild habitat. They will return every year.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Romney Marsh Wartime Collection | Kent | £19k |
| John Lally International Foundation | York | £19k |
| Friends of St Nicholas | Surrey | £19k |
| Ramsey Abbey Walled Garden CIO | Cambridgeshire | £19k |