# FRESHWATER HABITATS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1107708
- **Other names:** POND CONSERVATION THE WATER HABITATS TRUST, POND CONSERVATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 19, 2005
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1107708


## Contact

- **Address:** FRESHWATER HABITATS TRUST, BURY KNOWLE HOUSE, NORTH PLACE, HEADINGTON, OXFORD
- **Postcode:** OX3 9HY
- **Phone:** 01865595505
- **Email:** info@freshwaterhabitats.org.uk
- **Website:** www.freshwaterhabitats.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY OF PONDS, WETLANDS, CATCHMENT SYSTEMS AND OTHER WATER HABITATS;3.2 TO PROMOTE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION AND CREATION OF PONDS, WETLANDS, CATCHMENT SYSTEMS AND OTHER WATER HABITATS, AND THEIR WILDLIFE AND HISTORICAL FEATURES, AND THEIR PRUDENT USE AND ENJOYMENT BY THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:(A) THE PROMOTION AND CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF;(B) THE PROMOTION AND CONDUCT OF ACTIVE CONSERVATION AND CREATION OF PONDS, WETLANDS, CATCHMENT SYSTEMS AND OTHER WATER HABITATS BY LAND OWNERS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS;3.3 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY THING FIT OR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT.

**Activities:** Our mission is to excel in the understanding and conservation of ponds and all freshwater wildlife, securing their future for people to enjoy.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2751087 | £2746403 | £1107251 | 43 |
| March 31, 2024 | £2757309 | £2688944 | £1102567 | 40 |
| March 31, 2023 | £2846657 | £2444444 | £1034202 | 36 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1322813 | £1281511 | £631989 | 22 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1159176 | £953453 | £590687 | 11 |



## Trustees

- **Sonia Shah** (Chair) — appointed July 1, 2022
- Colin Brown — appointed Jan. 22, 2024
- Dr Michael James Jeffries — appointed July 27, 2021
- Kathryn Ingham — appointed Jan. 3, 2025
- Luen Thompson — appointed Jan. 3, 2025
- Neil Williams — appointed April 12, 2024
- Sally Hayns — appointed Jan. 3, 2025