MOUSEHOLE WILD BIRD HOSPITAL AND SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 272145 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BIRD HOSPITAL

Our objects and principal activities are to: - treat wild birds suffering from injuries or contamination from chemicals and oil spillages, provide sanctuary for any birds unable to be returned to the wild and to benefit the public by the dissemination of information and to enable them to view the activities of the hospital.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF BIRDS OF ALL SPECIES WHO ARE SICK OR INJURED OR ILL TREATED. (B) TO PROMOTE STUDEY AND RESEARCH INTO THE DISEASES OF WILD BIRDS AND METHODS OF PREVENTION CONTROL OR CARE AND INTO TREATMENT OF INJURED BIRDS ANDTO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF ALL SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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

Latest income
£97k
Latest spending
£304k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,200,471, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £225,000. The charity reported a net expenditure of £159,692 for the year, resulting in a decrease in fund balances from the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £225,000, equivalent to approximately nine months of Operating costs (held: £1.2m)
“The Trustees have identified that the charity needs to hold general reserves of at least £225,000, equivalent to approximately nine months of Operating costs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 — Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital Cornwall (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£97k£304k
31/12/2024£134k£270k
31/12/2023£91k£148k
31/12/2022£159k£285k
31/12/2021£84k£202k

Common questions

Is MOUSEHOLE WILD BIRD HOSPITAL AND SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,200,471, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £225,000. The charity reported a net expenditure of £159,692 for the year, resulting in a decrease in fund balances from the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MOUSEHOLE WILD BIRD HOSPITAL AND SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION LIMITED£97k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION FY2025£2.9m——above—no doubt
BRENT LODGE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FY2025£848k—0above—no doubt
PUMPKIN'S WILDLIFE HOSPITAL AND REHABILITATION CENTRE FY2025£100k—0no_policy—no doubt
MABLETHORPE WILDLIFE RESCUE FY2025£700k—0above—no doubt
THE WILDLIFE AID FOUNDATION FY2024£2.1m£60,000 - £69,9991unclear3.1%no doubt

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