The Henry Doubleday Research Association

Analysis

The Henry Doubleday Research Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in January 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02188402). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Henry Doubleday Research Association reported income of £3.2m and spending of £2.4m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £3.2m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Henry Doubleday Research Association sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nekton Foundation (£3.2m), Linking Environment and Farming (£3.2m) and Avon Wildlife Trust (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, charitable activities 13%, investments 1.4% and trading 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.4m. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 37%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.