Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Analysis

Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Loughborough. It was registered in August 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia reported income of £39k and spending of £55k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £64k to £39k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 247%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Cumbria North and East Branch (£39k), Hull Greyhound Rescue (£39k) and Wild Bird Rescue Dorset (£39k).