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FRIENDS OF HOLT ISLAND NATURE RESERVE

Registered charity 1198894 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Friends are instrumental in preserving a unique natural habitat that has developed from an area that formerly provided employment and prosperity for the town of St Ives for centuries.It achieves this by providing finance and support to enhance access, habitat management, species monitoring, infrastructure improvement, publicity and education on the Island

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,278 for the year, with total receipts of £26,916 and total payments of £25,638. Per the treasurer's report, free reserves (total current assets) stood at £32,433.26 at the end of the financial year. The filing notes that the accounts have been submitted to the Independent Examiner for checking and approval.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations
“Over £21,000 has been generated from donations which has cascaded through gift aid and interest to significantly increase both in the year.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£27k£26k
31/05/2024£13k£14k
31/05/2023£24k£7k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF HOLT ISLAND NATURE RESERVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,278 for the year, with total receipts of £26,916 and total payments of £25,638. Per the treasurer's report, free reserves (total current assets) stood at £32,433.26 at the end of the financial year. The filing notes that the accounts have been submitted to the Independent Examiner for checking and approval. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF HOLT ISLAND NATURE RESERVE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF HOLT ISLAND NATURE RESERVE as a grant recipient include CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k