THE BAT CONSERVATION TRUST

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Sayer Vincent LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The trustees of the charity have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees are of the opinion that the charity will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”

Significant events

• “In 2024, BCT launched a bold new strategy for the decade ahead. Rooted in science, shaped by experience, and focused on impact, our strategy sets out five clear goals: grow the evidence, strengthen policy, protect habitats, engage the public, and build a stronger BCT.”
• “The government's proposed Planning and Infrastructure Bill threatens to undo hard-won legal protections for bats and their habitats.”
• “When decision-makers didn't listen, our supporters raised their voices - with an incredible 573 MPs contacted about the Bill by BCT supporters.”
• “Our membership grew by 3% this year, with nearly 5,300 individuals now part of the BCT community - including four new life members whose long-term commitment strengthens everything we do.”
• “The latest annual report from the National Bat Monitoring Programme (NBMP) offers encouraging news: of the 11 UK bat species which NMBP monitors over the long-term, none show overall declines.”
• “However, new short-term trend analyses reveal cause for concern...Brown long-eared bats decreased by 11.2% across Great Britain. In England, lesser horseshoe bats dropped by 12.3%.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +37.1%

  £1,749,406 → £2,398,221

• Cash

  +134.3%

  £147,568 → £345,741

• Net assets

  -2.8%

  £3,492,617 → £3,396,462

• Employees

  +22.4%

  49 → 60

• Profit before tax

  -121.8%

  £383,464 → -£83,748

• Wages

  +21.7%

  £1,357,984 → £1,652,069

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers