Holmesdale Natural History Club

Analysis

Holmesdale Natural History Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in May 1977, 49 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 April 2025, Holmesdale Natural History Club reported income of £20k and spending of £27k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £14k to £20k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Holmesdale Natural History Club sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Much Hadham Parish Church (£20k), Ledbury and District Society Trust Limited (£20k) and Nunnery Gateway Trust (£20k).