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THE AFRICAN NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCH TRUST

Registered charity 1159955 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the charity are to advance the education of the public in general on the subject of African natural history and to promote research for the public benefit in all aspects of that subject and publish or exhibit the useful results.

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Latest income
£744k
Latest spending
£673k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves amounted to £806,763 at the year end, with total reserves of £1,497,695. The charity is primarily funded through donations from related parties, and the trustees expect further donations at a similar level in the coming year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to provide adequate working capital to fund its charitable activities (held: £807k)
“The charity aims to retain free reserves sufficient to provide adequate working capital to fund its charitable activities.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donated resources from HR Smith Group
“The charity receives donated resources from the HR Smith Group of companies in the form of provision of office and museum space but as the value of these resources cannot be quantified the income and expenditure has not been recognised in the statement of financial activities.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£744k
Total spending
£673k
Reserves (reported)
£807k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~14.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Cameroon · Liberia · Mozambique · Tanzania · Throughout England And Wales · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£744k£673k
31/03/2024£770k£616k
31/03/2023£799k£665k
31/03/2022£597k£420k
31/03/2021£803k£364k

Common questions

Is THE AFRICAN NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves amounted to £806,763 at the year end, with total reserves of £1,497,695. The charity is primarily funded through donations from related parties, and the trustees expect further donations at a similar level in the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.