HEREFORDSHIRE MEADOWS

Registered charity 1198105 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Herefordshire Meadows works to exchange knowledge and skills to conserve, restore and create flower rich grassland, encourage grazing systems for diverse swards and healthy soils, monitor diversity and abundance of flowers, grasses, insects, birds and other wildlife, promote the role of diverse swards in climate resilience and educate the wider public on all the benefits of native grasslands.

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Latest income
£145k
Latest spending
£141k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £16,376 and restricted reserves of £25,512, totaling £41,888 at the end of the financial year. The trustees report a healthy bank balance of £58,012 with few outstanding debtors or creditors. The filing confirms there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months of core operating costs plus the insurance excess on the charity assets (seed harvester) (held: £42k)
“The policy covers 6 months of core operating costs plus the insurance excess on the charity assets (seed harvester).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee received £350 for a botanical training day.
“One member of the trustees for Herefordshire Meadows received remuneration in the financial period ending 5th April 2025. The trustee received a payment of £350 in the 2024/25 year for services he provided in the period, this service was a botanical training day for Herefordshire Meadows (£350).” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration for botanical training services
“One member of the trustees for Herefordshire Meadows received remuneration in the financial period ending 5th April 2025. The trustee received a payment of £350 in the 2024/25 year for services he provided in the period, this service was a botanical training day for Herefordshire Meadows (£350). There is a Trustee payment agreement in place covering this work.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£145k£141k
05/04/2024£112k£114k
05/04/2023£79k£39k

Common questions

Is HEREFORDSHIRE MEADOWS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £16,376 and restricted reserves of £25,512, totaling £41,888 at the end of the financial year. The trustees report a healthy bank balance of £58,012 with few outstanding debtors or creditors. The filing confirms there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HEREFORDSHIRE MEADOWS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HEREFORDSHIRE MEADOWS as a grant recipient include THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE CIRSIUM TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£21k
THE CIRSIUM TRUSTFY2025£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2026£19kMeadow Connections
UK government01/04/2024£8kPGW 1078-CF2379
UK government01/04/2024£22kPGW 1078-CF2517

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HEREFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HEREFORDSHIRE MEADOWS£145k—0above—no doubt
THE HEREFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.0m——unclear—no doubt
HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£949k—0unclear—no doubt
TREWEN MEADOWS FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
WE ARE FARMING MINDS FY2024£325k—0above0.0%no doubt
THE HEREFORD CATTLE SOCIETY FY2025£683k—0above—no doubt

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