The World Parrot Trust

Analysis

The World Parrot Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in February 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The World Parrot Trust reported income of £601k and spending of £678k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £601k (-61%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The World Parrot Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Shire Horse Society (£595k), Olive Ridley Project (£607k) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals North Somerset Branch (£591k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 51%, donations and legacies 41% and investments 7.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £176k. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 5.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £8,681. Reserves of £450k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.