The Owls Trust
What it does
Rehabilitation of wild, injured birds of prey. Education within schools and other organizations to promote matters concerned with the environment in relation to how this impacts on birds of prey, in particular owls. Involvement with other zoos worldwide to facilitate breeding and conservation programmes for some of the world's most endangered owls.
Its charitable purposes
1.TO RESCUE AND GIVE SANCTUARY TO UN-WANTED AND SICK TROPICAL BIRDS AND BIRDS OF PREY2.TO USE THESES BIRDS TO EDUCATE CHILDREN AND ADULT GROUPS IN THEIR ENVIROMENT AND HABITAT CONSERVATION3TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF BIRDS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT AND THEIR PROTECTION FROM EXTINCTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Animals
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Dominican Republic
Area of benefit in its governing document: North Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £18,850 and spent £15,185.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £18,850 | £15,185 | Not reported | 15 |
| 30 September 2024 | £16,740 | £21,305 | Not reported | 15 |
| 30 September 2023 | £23,545 | £22,005 | Not reported | 12 |
| 30 September 2022 | £45,124 | £39,472 | Not reported | 14 |
| 30 September 2021 | £23,349 | £17,005 | Not reported | 14 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 19%, from £23,349 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £18,850 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 81% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £4,999, awarded in 2011.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Sept 2011 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,999 |
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Cindy Jane Morris
- Mrs Pamela Broughton
- Pauline Elizabeth Knight
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 28 January 2026, 183 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 28 January 2025, 183 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 12 January 2024, 200 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 17 April 2023, 104 days early | Received 17 April 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 23 October 2021, 280 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1085403
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 6 March 2001
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16TH OCTOBER 2000 as amended on 22 Sep 2022
- Website
- www.theowlstrust.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Conwy
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.