AMPHIBIAN & REPTILE GROUPS OF THE UK

Registered charity 1165504 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARGUK

Amphibian and Reptile Groups of UK (ARG UK) is committed to the conservation of native amphibians and reptiles and their natural environment by supporting the development of a network of independent volunteer amphibian and reptile groups (ARGs)

Causes: Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £16,603 from £26,548 in the prior year, a decrease driven by a net expenditure deficit of £8,511 against total income of £40,905. The trustees confirm that these reserves comply with their stated policy of maintaining working capital equivalent to six months of unrestricted expenditure. The organization remains solvent with net current assets of £39,195 and has adopted a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £17k)
Working capital is defined as the equivalent of 6 months’ unrestricted expenditure. — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£41k£49k
31/01/2024£67k£65k
31/01/2023£34k£79k
31/01/2022£65k£72k
31/01/2021£99k£44k

Common questions

Is AMPHIBIAN & REPTILE GROUPS OF THE UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £16,603 from £26,548 in the prior year, a decrease driven by a net expenditure deficit of £8,511 against total income of £40,905. The trustees confirm that these reserves comply with their stated policy of maintaining working capital equivalent to six months of unrestricted expenditure. The organization remains solvent with net current assets of £39,195 and has adopted a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2022£27kHMPPS: Innovation Grant Programme
UK government01/02/2022£18kHMPPS: Innovation Grant Programme
UK government01/09/2021£7kHMPPS Innovation Awards
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/12/2019£100k"Dragons in the Hills - Connecting communities with nature to conserve amphibians and reptiles."