The Falconry Heritage Trust
What it does
To preserve for benefit of the public physical artefacts and objects that relate to the history and heritage of the sport of falconry including its contributions to the scientific sub-disciplines of raptor biology,captive breeding and conservation in a world-wide context.
Its charitable purposes
TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PHYSICAL ARTEFACTS AND OBJECTS THAT RELATE TO THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE SPORT OF FALCONRY, INCLUDING ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCIENTIFIC SUB-DISCIPLINES OF RAPTOR BIOLOGY, CAPTIVE BREEDING, AND CONSERVATION IN A WORLD-WIDE CONTEXT
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Animals
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Undefined. in Practice, National and Overseas.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £44,896 and spent £61,709.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £44,896 | £61,709 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £47,005 | £51,180 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £44,788 | £40,813 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £42,464 | £54,638 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £40,568 | £44,374 | Not reported | Not reported |
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
- Up 11%, from £40,568 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £44,896 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 137% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
Grants it paid to others
| Recipient | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| IAF - Education | 31 December 2025 | £5,153 |
| IAF - Cultural Routes | 31 December 2025 | £2,577 |
| Igor Maslennikov | 31 December 2024 | £880 |
| Project Lugger | 31 December 2023 | £1,750 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
11 trustees run the charity.
- Adolfo Ruiz Sanchez
- David Horobin
- Dr Nick Fox
- Hui-sheng Chen
- Jose Antonio Araujo Mayorca
- Kris Ulens
- Mark Upton
- Nico Linke
- Patrizia Maria Cimberio
- Paul Kevin Beecroft
- Scott McNeff
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 29 September 2026, 32 days early | Received 29 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 22 October 2025, 9 days early | Received 22 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 17 October 2024, 14 days early | Received 17 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 24 October 2023, 7 days early | Received 24 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 25 October 2022, 6 days early | Received 25 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1125033
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 July 2008
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 MARCH 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 4 JULY 2008
- Company number
- 05401103This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.falconryheritage.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.