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beaver trust

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and the general public. Beaver Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Kington and operates in England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Beaver Trust educates, informs and enthuses people about the benefits of wetlands created by beavers. We operate across the UK and overseas in informal alliance with those who aims are aligned with ours. We use the beaver as an example of how multiple benefits to our planet can result from working alongside and in harmony with nature and wildlife.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£892,311
Latest Expenditure
£891,128

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 93.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 93.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 7.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £587,114
Charitable Activities £296,500
Other Trading £267
Investments £8,430
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £833,917
Raising Funds £57,211
Governance £5,167
Grants to Institutions £13,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£892,311£891,128£833,917£511,029£480,77411 / 10
2023£946,061£701,759£599,897£509,846£506,8469 / 2
2022£644,107£474,160£422,400£265,544£242,5449 / 8
2021£386,526£286,3970 / 8
2020£86,717£91,2500 / 1

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers