WWF - UK
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income decreased to £89.3 million, while total expenditure rose to £96.0 million, resulting in a net decrease in reserves of £6.4 million. The trustees confirm that the organisation has sufficient cash and reserves to continue operating on a going concern basis for the foreseeable future. Free reserves were reported at £30.0 million, which is just below the midpoint of the trustees' target range of £12 million to £16 million.
What the accounts disclose
“we have reviewed the requirement for general reserves and decided to retain a range of between £12m and £16m (approximately 12 to 15 weeks of budgeted unrestricted funds expenditure).”
“WWF-UK’s commercial activities are undertaken by its wholly-owned trading subsidiary, WWF-UK (World Wide Fund for Nature) Trading Limited.” — page 47
What the charity says about itself (2024/25)
“Our male employees receive 9.4% higher mean hourly pay than our female employees (8.8% median).”
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/01/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (01/09/2022)
- Received assets from another charity (14/05/2021)
- Received assets from another charity (01/12/2019)
Trustees
- Bernard Josiah Barlow
- David John Barnes
- Dorcas Wongai Gwata
- Dr Jessica Omukuti
- Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas
- Dr Steve Waygood
- Janine Kirsty Brimelow KC
- John Michael Flint
- Neil Antony Munn
- Professor Julia Patricia Gordon Jones
- Rachel Marie Sexton
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £89.3m | £96.1m |
| 30/06/2024 | £92.5m | £95.4m |
| 30/06/2023 | £94.0m | £102.4m |
| 30/06/2022 | £91.0m | £92.1m |
| 30/06/2021 | £84.4m | £82.6m |
Common questions
Is WWF - UK financially healthy?
The accounts state that total income decreased to £89.3 million, while total expenditure rose to £96.0 million, resulting in a net decrease in reserves of £6.4 million. The trustees confirm that the organisation has sufficient cash and reserves to continue operating on a going concern basis for the foreseeable future. Free reserves were reported at £30.0 million, which is just below the midpoint of the trustees' target range of £12 million to £16 million. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds WWF - UK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WWF - UK as a grant recipient include JAMMA INTERNATIONAL, JACOBS FUTURA FOUNDATION, CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FOUNDATION, CINVEN FOUNDATION, THE INGRAM TRUST.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 10/03/2026 | £454k | "Restoration Forth: Building A Wholescape Approach" |
| Postcode Lottery | 19/11/2025 | £55k | WWF-Canada-Ontario | Special Award 2025 |
| Postcode Lottery | 25/02/2025 | £3.0m | Regular Grant 2025 |
| Postcode Lottery | 01/12/2023 | £500k | 2023 Extra Award #year 2 |
| Postcode Lottery | 01/12/2023 | £3.0m | Regular Grant 2024 |
| Postcode Lottery | 02/05/2023 | £500k | 2023 Extra Award |
| Postcode Lottery | 07/02/2023 | £3.1m | Regular Grant 2023 |
| Postcode Lottery | 10/02/2022 | £3.0m | Regular Grant 2022 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 09/09/2021 | £1.1m | "Seeds of Hope - Seagrass restoration in North Wales" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 10/06/2008 | £50k | "RIPPLE" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION | 2 | £346k |
| AKO FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.1m |
| THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1.0m |
| CLEAN AIR FUND | 1 | £929k |
| ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION FUND | 1 | £500k |
| The Brindle Foundation | 1 | £275k |
| GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £250k |
| THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £130k |