THE FALCONRY CENTRE, HAGLEY LTD

Registered charity 1191207 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Falconry Centre is a licensed zoo open to the public displaying birds of prey from around the world. We offer educational talks and displays, bird encounters, and support conservation work through fundraising and breeding birds of prey.

Objects

4.1. TO PROMOTE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF ALL SPECIES OF RAPTORS (BIRDS OF PREY) TOGETHER WITH THEIR VARYING HABITATS WORLDWIDE, THROUGH BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY CAPTIVE BREEDING PROGRAMMES, THE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF WILD INJURED RAPTORS AND CONTRIBUTING TO RESEARCH INTO THE BREEDING, HABITAT AND HEALTH OF ALL BIRDS OF PREY.4.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY IN THE CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION AND WELFARE OF RAPTORS TOGETHER WITH THE HERITAGE AND HISTORY OF FALCONRY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WORLDWIDE, THROUGH BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY CONDUCTING EXHIBITIONS, FLYING DISPLAYS AND DEMONSTRATIONS TOGETHER WITH THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL LITERATURE AND MATERIALS TO INSTIL AMONGST OTHER THINGS THE IMPORTANCE OF SPECIES OF RAPTORS AND THEIR DIVERSE HABITAT IN THE WILD.4.3. TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY BE CONDUCIVE TO THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF RAPTORS AS THE DIRECTORS MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£195k
Latest spending
£176k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £19,245 for the year, increasing its total unrestricted funds to £118,703. The trustees confirm the charity is financially viable and that income is expected to remain stable over the next 12 months. No reserves policy is currently in place, though one is intended to be developed in line with new zoo practice standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Three Trustees (Fiona Davenport, Andrew Plant, Gemma Atherton) are also employees. Remuneration including pension contributions totalled £70,493.
“Three Trustees are also employees of the charity, Fiona Davenport, Andrew Plant and Gemma Atherton. Renumeration including pension contributions for these Trustees totalled £70,493” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Falconry Centre Displays Ltd
“The wholly owned subsidiary, The Falconry Centre Displays Ltd, is a company registered in England and Wales. It is used to operate the non-charities activities of the The Falconry Centre, Hagley Ltd.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Falconry Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
18/06/2025£195k£176k
18/06/2024£185k£159k
18/06/2023£171k£154k
18/06/2022£156k£153k
18/06/2021£72k£19k

Common questions

Is THE FALCONRY CENTRE, HAGLEY LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £19,245 for the year, increasing its total unrestricted funds to £118,703. The trustees confirm the charity is financially viable and that income is expected to remain stable over the next 12 months. No reserves policy is currently in place, though one is intended to be developed in line with new zoo practice standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE FALCONRY CENTRE, HAGLEY LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FALCONRY CENTRE, HAGLEY LTD as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£5kAnimals
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£1kConservation and the Environment

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAWK CONSERVANCY TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FALCONRY CENTRE, HAGLEY LTD£195k—0unclear—no doubt
HAWK CONSERVANCY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.6m—0unclear10.5%no doubt
BARN OWL CENTRE LTD FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HAWK AND OWL TRUST LTD FY2025£725k——above—no doubt
SUFFOLK OWL SANCTUARY FY2024£1.2mUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
THE HAWKS AND OSPREYS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£116k—0unclear—no doubt

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