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How Many Elephants

Also known as: Hme

How Many Elephants (HME) protects African elephants and empowers women to protect nature. It amplifies female ranger voices through World Female Ranger Week (500m reach), enables human-elephant-conflict mitigation through the HME Beehive Fence project, and supports grassroots conservation through grants, storytelling, advocacy, education, and community-led action. Founded by Holly Budge.

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Activities & Mission

How Many Elephants (HME) protects African elephants and empowers women to protect nature. It amplifies female ranger voices through World Female Ranger Week (500m reach), enables human-elephant-conflict mitigation through the HME Beehive Fence project, and supports grassroots conservation through grants, storytelling, advocacy, education, and community-led action. Founded by Holly Budge.

Grants

How Many Elephants is a grant-making charity: making grants is its main activity.

Gives grants to
organisations
Total spending (2025)
£49,821
Only charities with income over £500,000 file a separate grants figure.
Who it helps
other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups and the general public
What it supports
general charitable purposes, education and training, arts, culture, heritage, or science, animals, the environment, conservation, or heritage and human rights, religious or racial harmony, equality, or diversity

As recorded with the Charity Commission. To ask about applying, use the contact details and check the trustees and latest accounts below.

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Areas of Operation

Where this charity is registered to operate, as self-declared to the Charity Commission. These are regulatory classifications, not a list of active programmes, and don't necessarily indicate fundraising activity in each location.

Show all 17 areas of operation

Financial Information

Latest Income
£59,979
Latest Expenditure
£49,821

Financial Efficiency

Expenditure Ratio 83.1%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

As filed with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Most recent filing covers the financial year ending 2025.

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025
£59,979
£49,8210 / 2
2024
£45,882
£45,7130 / 3
2023
£52,444
£56,8330 / 3
2022
£73,230
£65,7200 / 4
2021
£70,322
£39,8900 / 4

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Frequently asked questions about How Many Elephants

What does How Many Elephants do?

How Many Elephants (HME) protects African elephants and empowers women to protect nature. It amplifies female ranger voices through World Female Ranger Week (500m reach), enables human-elephant-conflict mitigation through the HME Beehive Fence project, and supports grassroots conservation through grants, storytelling, advocacy, education, and community-led action. Founded by Holly Budge.

How much income did How Many Elephants report in 2025?

How Many Elephants reported total income of £60k and reported expenditure of £50k for the financial year ending 2025, based on the most recent annual return filed with the Charity Commission.

When was How Many Elephants registered as a charity?

How Many Elephants was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 8 November 2019 as charity number 1186238. It has been registered for 7 years.

Who runs How Many Elephants?

How Many Elephants is governed by a board of 5 trustees. The chair of trustees is Holly Claire Budge. Trustees are legally responsible for the charity's governance and are listed in full on its profile.

Where does How Many Elephants operate?

How Many Elephants operates across 17 areas, including Australia, Botswana, Colombia and 14 others. The full list is shown on its profile.

Is How Many Elephants a registered charity?

Yes — How Many Elephants is a registered charity in England and Wales, charity number 1186238.

Details

Contact (address, email, phone)
Registration Date
8 November 2019
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5147737
Charity Number
1186238

Trustees

Holly Claire Budge Chair
Duncan Oliphant
Jane Ainslie
Also governs 1 other charity
Joanna Mahan
Paula Atherill

Also Known As

  • Hme

Data & trust

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2 November 2026
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