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The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. How Many Elephants is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Alresford and operates in England And Wales, Zimbabwe, and various other locations.


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

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£45,882
Latest Expenditure
£45,713

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 99.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 99.6%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£45,882£45,7130 / 3
2023£52,444£56,8330 / 3
2022£73,230£65,7200 / 4
2021£70,322£39,8900 / 4
2020£24,892£19,2460 / 2

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers