SPURN BIRD OBSERVATORY TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1141408 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The long term monitoring of bird populations, their distribution and migration. The conservation of wildlife and the encouragement of the breeding of wild birds, animals and insects on and around the Spurn Peninsula in East Yorkshire. The provision of hostel type accommodation for visiting nautralists.

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Latest income
£211k
Latest spending
£193k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £13,480 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total turnover of £172,396. Per the balance sheet, net assets stood at £537,115, comprising retained earnings of £522,115 and other reserves of £15,000. The filing notes that the company was entitled to exemption from audit under the small companies regime.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £213k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£211k£193k
31/12/2024£173k£159k
31/12/2023£186k£150k
31/12/2022£176k£107k
31/12/2021£201k£105k

Common questions

Is SPURN BIRD OBSERVATORY TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £13,480 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total turnover of £172,396. Per the balance sheet, net assets stood at £537,115, comprising retained earnings of £522,115 and other reserves of £15,000. The filing notes that the company was entitled to exemption from audit under the small companies regime. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2026£20kBuilding Environmental Skills at Spurn
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/01/2026£94k"Beacon Lagoons Little Tern Protection Project"