WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST
Latest income
£46.8m
Latest spending
£32.1m
Registered
1993
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Total income
£46.8m
Total spending
£32.1m
Cost of raising funds
£7.9m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
599
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/01/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (24/01/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (02/07/2015)
Trustees
- ANDREW DAVID BEER
- Alan Bahadur Law
- Alexander Daniel Mawer
- BARNABY BRIGGS
- Fraser Stewart Montgomery
- Philip Wilson
- Professor Christian Dunn
- Richard Flint
- Sarah Pearson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £46.8m | £32.1m |
| 31/03/2024 | £31.5m | £30.4m |
| 31/03/2023 | £26.1m | £28.7m |
| 31/03/2022 | £27.0m | £24.0m |
| 31/03/2021 | £20.9m | £20.4m |
Common questions
Who funds WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST as a grant recipient include PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO FOUNDATION (GB), The Barratt Redrow Foundation, EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FALCONER FAMILY TRUST, THE VASEPPI TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO FOUNDATION (GB) | FY2023 | £106k |
| The Barratt Redrow Foundation | FY2023 | £100k |
| EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £27k |
| THE FALCONER FAMILY TRUST | FY2024 | £20k |
| THE VASEPPI TRUST | FY2024 | £20k |
| THE VASEPPI TRUST | FY2023 | £20k |
| THE MICHAEL MARKS CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £10k |
| THE FALCONER FAMILY TRUST | FY2023 | £8k |
| THE FALCONER FAMILY TRUST | FY2025 | £5k |
| King Charles III Charitable Fund | FY2023 | — |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 11/03/2026 | £227k | "Somerset Blue Heritage: A Climate Resilience Blueprint for Nature and People" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 04/06/2025 | £237k | "Steart: Connecting Coastal Communities" |
| Postcode Lottery | 25/02/2025 | £1.1m | Regular Grant 2025 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 11/10/2024 | £236k | "#Grow WWT Early Careers Grow Phase Project" |
| Postcode Lottery | 01/12/2023 | £1.1m | Regular Grant 2024 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/09/2023 | £54k | "#Innovate WWT Early Careers Test Phase Project" |
| Postcode Lottery | 07/02/2023 | £1.1m | Regular Grant 2023 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 12/12/2022 | £25k | "Explore: WWT Heritage Innovation Fund" |
| Postcode Lottery | 10/02/2022 | £1.0m | Regular Grant 2022 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 24/08/2020 | £241k | "COVID 19: The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 19/01/2016 | £4.4m | "Slimbridge 2020" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 19/12/2014 | £66k | "Wetland Encounters" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 28/03/2006 | £3.1m | "Castle Espie Wetland Restoration" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 31/03/2005 | £47k | "Wetlands for Townlands" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 31/08/2004 | £33k | "Access and Outreach Project, The London Wetland Centre" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 24/03/2003 | £34k | "Castle Espie Wetland Restoration, PPG" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 28/02/2003 | £990k | "Welney Wildfowl & Wetlands Reserve - New Visitor Facility & Access," |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 30/09/2002 | £41k | "Reaching Home - People and Brent Geese" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 18/09/2002 | £973k | "Purchase of land and restoration of wetland habitat, Woodland Farm, Martin Mere" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 15/10/1998 | £677k | "Barnes Wild Reserve Wetland Centre- Access" |