Dungeness Bird Observatory Trust

Analysis

Dungeness Bird Observatory Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in October 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dungeness Bird Observatory Trust reported income of £50k and spending of £58k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £41k to £50k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Dungeness Bird Observatory Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sheaf and Porter Rivers Trust (£49k), Moulton Windmill Project Ltd (£50k) and The Northern Ceramic Society (£49k).