THE WILDLIFE TRUSTS WALES LIMITED

Registered charity 1045167 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CYMDEITHASAU BYD NATUR CYMRU, THE WELSH WILDLIFE TRUSTS LIMITED, THE WILDLIFE TRUSTS WALES LTD, WILDLIFE TRUSTS WALES LIMITED

Co-ordinates the activities of the six Welsh Wildlife Trusts. Acts as an interface with partners and public bodies, including Welsh Government.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE, FOR THE BENEFIT OFTHE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) THE ADVANCEMENT OFTHE EDUCATION OFTHE PUBLIC IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND THOSE OF BIODIVERSITY, CONSERVATION; ANDB) THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO BIODIVERSITY, CONSERVATION AND NATURE STUDY AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.

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 · Get email alerts

Merged into ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS (charity 207238) — merger registered 24/08/2022.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£850k
Latest spending
£831k
Registered
1995

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2019

  • Government income: £90,919 — grants £90,919 (1); 20% of the £448,142 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 3 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2020 (received 17/02/2021, 17 days after the 31/01/2021 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Total income
£850k
Total spending
£831k
Reserves (reported)
£50k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2023——
31/03/2022——
31/03/2021£850k£831k
31/03/2020£291k£319k
31/03/2019£448k£412k