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Registered charity · No. 1012361 · LondoniSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

The BAT Conservation Trust (aka BAT Conservation Trust)

Income
£3m
▲ 12.0% on 2024
Expenditure
£3.1m
▲ 34.5% on 2024
Reserves
£859k
▼ 13.9% on 2024
Runway
3 months
▼ 2 months on 2024
Spent on charitable work
92%
▲ 2.7 pts on 2024
Trustees
13
3.9y av
Staff
60
▲ 11 staff on 2024
Volunteers
3,000
no change on 2024
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Overview

The BAT Conservation Trust's network

13 people6 organisationsi13 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is The BAT Conservation Trust. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

13 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Benjamin Collins KCTrustee2025
1 yr
Colette Teresa MarshallTrustee2022
4 yrs
Daniel James MurrayTrustee2026
new
Dr Cerys BradleyTrustee2021
5 yrs
Dr Orly Nechama RazgourTrustee2021
5 yrs
Dr Ruth WatersTrustee2019
7 yrs
Gayathri SudhakaranTrustee2025
1 yr
Jean MatthewsTrustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Board

The board

13 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Benjamin Collins KCTrustee2025
1 yr
Colette Teresa MarshallTrustee2022
4 yrs
Daniel James MurrayTrustee2026
new
Dr Cerys BradleyTrustee2021
5 yrs
Dr Orly Nechama RazgourTrustee2021
5 yrs
Dr Ruth WatersTrustee2019
7 yrs
Gayathri SudhakaranTrustee2025
1 yr
Jean MatthewsTrustee2018
8 yrs
Matthew BrowneTrustee2024
2 yrs
Matthew William TerryTrustee2021
5 yrs
Nicola Jane GrangerTrustee2025
1 yr
None Charlie DrapalaTrustee2026
new
Steven RoeTrustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Sarah Escott (2013-2018), Michael David Ford (2004-2013), Richard Michael Crompton (2003-2007), Conor Francis Kelleher (1998-2003), David Woolley (1994-1997). Full officer list

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
3.6y
median 4y
Longest tenure
8y
since 2018
Years in governance
5.7y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
10
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
6
of 13 on the board

13 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

Portfolio (2)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Animals 13Education/training 13Environment/conservation/heritage 12General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 11Professional services 3Business services 1

Succession forecast

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Network

Network

iThe large node is The BAT Conservation Trust. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£1m£2m£3m£4m20252024202320222021£2.98m£303.08k£946.70k
Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£1.57m£1.63m£1.69m£2.67m£2.98m
Total expenditure£1.41m£1.60m£1.77m£2.28m£3.07m
Government income
Government contracts£436.73k£466.95k£344.86k£662.83k£303.08k
Government grants£282.83k£184.34k£507.60k£665.18k£946.70k
Income by source
Donations and legacies£400.98k£440.94k£430.63k£856.74k£518.48k
Legaciespart of donations and legacies£55.64k£140.00k£94.11k£524.19k£163.48k
Charitable activities£1.12m£1.14m£1.21m£1.75m£2.40m
Other trading activities£0£0£0£0£0
Investments£43.69k£48.50k£53.78k£59.19k£68.10k
Endowments£0£0£0£0£0
Other income£0£0£0£0£0
Expenditure by type
Charitable activities£1.23m£1.38m£1.55m£2.03m£2.81m
Raising funds£187.38k£211.85k£222.68k£249.88k£255.68k
Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities£0£0£0£0£0
Governance£16.83k£14.62k£0£20.44k£24.38k
Investment management£14.90k£21.53k£11.49k£0£10.78k
Other expenditure£0£0£0£0£0
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets and liabilities

5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown
-£1m£0£1m£2m£3m£4m20252024202320222021£3.40m
Assets and liabilities by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Own use assets£106.04k£119.29k£83.02k£161.41k£174.60k
Long-term investments£2.60m£2.58m£2.37m£2.29m£2.43m
Other assets£774.46k£800.07k£654.28k£1.34m£1.08m
Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit£0£0£0£0£0
Total liabilities£165.03k£201.30k£145.74k£297.28k£280.43k
Net assetsassets minus liabilities£3.32m£3.30m£2.96m£3.49m£3.40m
Definitions
Own use assets
Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
Long-term investments
Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
Other assets
Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
Defined benefit pension scheme
The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
Total liabilities
What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
Net assets
Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Funds and reserves

5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
£0£1m£2m£3m£4m20252024202320222021
Funds and reserves by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Unrestricted funds£653.29k£769.53k£618.46k£997.31k£859.12k
Restricted funds£239.96k£169.93k£226.15k£242.60k£308.54k
Endowment funds£2.43m£2.36m£2.12m£2.25m£2.23m
Total funds£3.32m£3.30m£2.96m£3.49m£3.40m
Reservesas declared by the charity£486.33k£383.35k£358.47k£997.31k£859.12k
Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts£3.38m£3.38m£3.02m£3.63m£3.50m
Definitions
Unrestricted funds
Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
Restricted funds
Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
Endowment funds
Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
Total funds
All funds together. Equal to net assets.
Reserves
The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
Assets besides buildings
Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 202616 January 202616 January 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202431 January 202522 January 202522 January 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202331 January 202422 December 202322 December 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202231 January 202329 November 202229 November 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202131 January 202219 January 202219 January 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF

Accounts filed at Companies House

Company 02712823 has made 35 accounts filings (1 amended filing included) since 1993. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.

Accounts filed at Companies House, newest first
Made up toFiled onTypeDocument
31 March 202620 August 2026Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)74 pages
31 March 202526 August 2025Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)69 pages
31 March 202417 August 2024Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)52 pages
31 March 202318 August 2023Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)67 pages
31 March 202220 September 2022Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)67 pages
31 March 202120 December 2021Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)61 pages
31 March 20207 January 2021Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)54 pages
31 March 201917 July 2019Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)54 pages
31 March 20181 August 2018Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)57 pages
31 March 201719 October 2017Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)55 pages
31 March 201612 August 2016Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)45 pages
31 March 201521 August 2015Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)38 pages
31 March 201413 August 2014Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)39 pages
31 March 201329 July 2013AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)40 pages
31 March 201212 October 2012Amended: full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages
31 March 201231 July 2012AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages
31 March 201121 July 2011AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages
31 March 201021 July 2010AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages
31 March 200915 June 2009AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages
31 March 20085 August 2008AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages
31 March 200726 June 2007AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages
31 March 20066 July 2006AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages
31 March 20051 September 2005AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages
31 March 200420 October 2004AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages
31 March 200323 July 2003AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages
31 March 200229 November 2002AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages
31 March 200122 August 2001AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages
31 March 200012 July 2000AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages
31 March 199926 October 1999AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages
31 March 19988 October 1998AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages
31 March 199713 October 1997AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages
31 March 199627 September 1996AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages
31 March 199520 September 1995AccountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages
31 March 19943 October 1994AccountsNot online
31 March 19938 November 1993AccountsNot online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.

Grants

Public contracts won

iFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contracts are matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode, never by fuzzy name. For a company, contracts awarded to companies it owns through Companies House ownership data are included and labelled. A value shown as not stated is one the notice does not give (or gives as 0 or 1). Every contract links to its source notice.

1 contract · £50,000 total published value

  • iSource: Find a TenderPublished by Cabinet Office (Find a Tender Service). Notice 075277-2026. Awarded 1 Apr 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.View the notice on Find a Tender ↗
    Action for Bats
    Buyer
    Natural England
    Value
    £50,000
    Awarded
    1 Apr 2026
    What

    Through this agreement the Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) will undertake annual bat species action plan reporting, deliver on those priority actions, undertake the required monitoring and surveillance for these bat species as per the Environmental Improvement Plan and the Environment Act targets, co-ordinate the annual UK Bat Steering Group and input results of surveys on to the National Biodiversity Network. The project contributes towards the National Bat Monitoring Programme (NBMP), a primary mechanism for gathering data for Habs Regs 9a reporting to fulfill the requirements of the Habitats Directive.

Funding received

14 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 5 April 2005 to 24 April 2024.
Total from published grants
£3.6m
£3,593,390
Grants
14
published to 360Giving
Funders
6
distinct funders
Latest grant
Apr 2024
24 April 2024

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

6 funders
FunderGrantsTotalYears
The National Lottery Heritage Fund6£3,072,4682005 to 2023
Garfield Weston Foundation3£245,0002017 to 2023
Department for Culture, Media & Sport2£171,0942022
John Ellerman Foundation1£100,0002023
The National Lottery Community Fund1£2,7962009
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology1£2,0322024

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
24 April 2024Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyNatureAir: a scalable low-cost ground-truthed reliable method for biodiversity monitoring in terrestrial ecosystems£2,032
30 November 2023Garfield Weston FoundationMulti-Year Grant (3 Years) award£120,000
28 September 2023John Ellerman FoundationCore costs of our policy and advocacy work£100,000
14 September 2023The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Connecting People and Landscapes in a changing climate"£2,253,269
19 December 2022The National Lottery Heritage Fund"#NNF2 Gobaith Coetir – Woodland Hope"£32,069
19 December 2022Department for Culture, Media & Sport#NNF2 Gobaith Coetir£44,756
19 December 2022Department for Culture, Media & Sport#NNF2 Gobaith Coetir£126,337
20 August 2021Garfield Weston FoundationMain Grants award£25,000
28 July 2017Garfield Weston FoundationMajor Grants award£100,000
28 July 2015The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Discovering the connection between natural heritage and cultural influence in Swanton Novers woodland using volunteers"£91,800
11 March 2009The National Lottery Community FundThere is no project name available for this record£2,796
4 June 2008The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Count Bat Wales"£49,400
21 September 2007The National Lottery Heritage Fund"England Count Bat"£596,000
5 April 2005The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Count Bat - The UK-wide Bat Survey"£49,930

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION AND STUDY OF BATS IN THE BRITISH ISLES AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD, AND TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THESE OBJECTS.

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
Throughout England and WalesCountries: Scotland, Northern Ireland
Area of benefit
BRITISH ISLES AND ELSEWHERE as filed
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/05/1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/09/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/09/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/09/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/09/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/10/2011 as filed
Register history
Working name
Bat Conservation Trust

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Governing documents at Companies House

  • 5 April 2012Memorandum and articles
  • 5 April 2012Resolution
  • 31 December 1996Memorandum and articles
  • 7 May 1992Incorporation documents

Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.bats.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The BAT Conservation Trust
Registered
1992

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