WALES ENVIRONMENT LINK

Registered charity 1022675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LINK, WALES LINK, WALES WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE LINK, WEL

Our mission is for the WEL network to be the primary NGO sector influencer of environmental policy, legislation and practice in Wales, respected for our members expertise and advice and at the centre of government decision making.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, SUSTAINABLE USE AND QUIET AND RESPONSIBLE ENJOYMENT OF THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF WALES.

Area of benefit: WALES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds carried forward at 31 March 2025 were £339,846, which the Trustees consider appropriate given funding uncertainties. The charity reported a net income of £63,575 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing from £274,721 to £339,846. Staffing levels increased to four employees, and the organization maintains a healthy financial position while seeking diversified income sources.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Welsh Government — “Wales Environment Link (WEL) received a Welsh Government and National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £100,000 for the network’s new project,…” (source page)
• National Lottery Heritage Fund — “Wales Environment Link (WEL) received a Welsh Government and National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £100,000 for the network’s new project,…” (source page)
• The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation — “We are funded by our member organisations, who pay an annual subscription to be part of the network. Additionally, we are funded by grants f…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): linkedin

Trustees · trustee networks

• ROGER THOMASchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Arpana Chunilal
• BEVERLEY PENNEY
• Jeevan Kaur
• Jennifer Mary Anderson
• Owen Glyn Derbyshire
• RACHEL CAROLINE SHARP

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION.

• WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION income £36.6m
• COUNCIL FOR WALES OF VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES CYNGOR CYMREIG Y GWASANAETHAU IEUENCTID GWIRFODDOL income £561k
• WALESBY FOREST income £1.5m
• WELSH CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS / CANOLFAN MATERION RHYNGWLADOL CYMRU income £1.2m
• WEST WALES RIVERS TRUST income £884k
• THE UNITED KINGDOM ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION income £219k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.