Hertfordshire and Middlesex Bat Group

Analysis

Hertfordshire and Middlesex Bat Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertford. It was registered in May 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hertfordshire and Middlesex Bat Group reported income of £12k and spending of £3,799, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £17k to £12k (-31%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hertfordshire and Middlesex Bat Group 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 Friends of the Trowbridge Museum (£12k), Herne Bay in Bloom (£12k) and The Worcestershire and Districts Change Ringing Association Belfry Repairs Fund (£12k).