SUFFOLK NATURALISTS' SOCIETY

Registered charity 206084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SNS

The Society promotes the study, recording and publishing of information concerning the wildlife of Suffolk, along with its geology and geomorphology. Each year the Society publishes two journals in addition to a newsletter. Its wildlife recorders regularly provide information to other similar organisations and conservation bodies within the county.

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Latest income

£438k

Latest spending

£45k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased significantly to £876,491, driven largely by a £400,000 legacy and substantial investment gains. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £656,860 against minimal current liabilities of £900, indicating a strong financial position with no stated reserves policy target to compare against.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Trustees · trustee networks

JOAN FRANCES HARDINGHAMchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Adrian Knowles
Amanda Valerie Hillier Mrs
Anne Wright · trustee of 1 other charity
Anthony Nicholas Speca
Dr Simon Jackson
Emma Aldous
Gavin Deans
Hannah Alred
Howard Barnaby Mottram
MARTIN NICHOLAS SANFORD
MR NICK MASON · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter John Vincent · trustee of 1 other charity
Timothy Holt-Wilson

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£438k	£45k
31/12/2024	£25k	£33k
31/12/2023	£27k	£26k
31/12/2022	£40k	£27k
31/12/2021	£25k	£23k

Common questions

Is SUFFOLK NATURALISTS' SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased significantly to £876,491, driven largely by a £400,000 legacy and substantial investment gains. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £656,860 against minimal current liabilities of £900, indicating a strong financial position with no stated reserves policy target to compare against. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS	3	£1.3m
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£68k
THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY	2	£95k
PAUL AND LOUISE COOKE ENDOWMENT	2	£14k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£10k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement	2	£8k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£424k
THE PARGITER TRUST	1	£400k

Charities like this

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

SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST income £7.7m
SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £6.8m
NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST income £9.4m
NORFOLK ORNITHOLOGISTS ASSOCIATION income £170k
SUSSEX WILDLIFE TRUST income £7.2m
THE SUFFOLK HORSE SOCIETY income £196k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SUFFOLK NATURALISTS' SOCIETY	£438k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025	£7.7m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£6.8m	£90,000 - £99,999	1	within	—	no doubt
NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025	£9.4m	£80,001 - £90,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORFOLK ORNITHOLOGISTS ASSOCIATION FY2024	£170k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SUSSEX WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025	£7.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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