THE EXMOOR NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Registered charity 1108445 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ENHS

Conservation, flora and fauna recording, wildlife lectures, visitor centre, local fairs and nature walks.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN NATURAL HISTORY AND THE CONSERVATION OF FLORA AND FAUNA IN EXMOOR AND MINEHEAD AREA.

Area of benefit: EXMOOR AND MINEHEAD AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£6k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported total income of £29,109.72 and an excess of receipts over payments of £22,982.27, resulting in a bank balance of £82,384.11. The trustees note that this income level was unusual, driven by a £5,000 donation for a re-roofing project and an insurance claim of £8,616.29, and do not expect income to exceed £25,000 in future years.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rent Luckbarrow (25% of income)
“Rent Luckbarrow 7200.00” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£29k£6k
31/12/2024£14k£9k
31/12/2023£12k£5k
31/12/2022£12k£6k
31/12/2021£21k£22k

Common questions

Is THE EXMOOR NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported total income of £29,109.72 and an excess of receipts over payments of £22,982.27, resulting in a bank balance of £82,384.11. The trustees note that this income level was unusual, driven by a £5,000 donation for a re-roofing project and an insurance claim of £8,616.29, and do not expect income to exceed £25,000 in future years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EXMOOR SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE EXMOOR NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY£29k——unclear—no doubt
THE EXMOOR SOCIETY FY2025£147k—0above—no doubt
BADGWORTHY TRUST FOR THE PRESERVATION OF EXMOOR FY2025£109k—0unclear—no doubt
MURMUR FY2025£482k——unclear—no doubt
KNOXWOOD WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTRE FY2025£206k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ECOLOGY TRUST FY2025£2.0m—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.