AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE CONSERVATION TRUST
Registered charity 1130188 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC044097 (OSCR)
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £156,483 for the year, with total incoming resources of £2,347,538 against total expenditure of £2,230,693. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £2,097,880, which the trustees confirmed were within their stated target range of 6 to 9 months of budgeted expenditure. The auditors confirmed the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 6 to 9 months of budgeted expenditure (held: £2.1m)
“the target level for reserves is set at 6 to 9 months of budgeted expenditure. At the year end, unrestricted free group reserves were within our target range.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: ARC Ecological Services Limited
“Included with other investments is a 100% holding in the ordinary share capital of ARC Ecological Services Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales on 20 October 2011.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Dr Tony Gent — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Jim Foster — Conservation Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£26k
Reported reserves equal ~9.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Trustees
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE CONSERVATION TRUST financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £156,483 for the year, with total incoming resources of £2,347,538 against total expenditure of £2,230,693. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £2,097,880, which the trustees confirmed were within their stated target range of 6 to 9 months of budgeted expenditure. The auditors confirmed the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.
Who funds AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE CONSERVATION TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE CONSERVATION TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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