SOUTH ESSEX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL

Registered charity 1093545 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides rescue, veterinary care and rehabilitation to sick, injured and orphaned wild animals. it often provides refuge and treatment to abandoned and ill treated domestic, farm and exotic animals. The charity also provides advise and training to the community and veterinary staff and work placements to students.

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£470k

Latest spending

£382k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £678,359, with unrestricted reserves at £670,773, which is above the stated policy target of £317,500. The charity reported a surplus of £88,044 for the year, supported by robust income from donations and legacies, while noting that costs have increased due to staff wages and animal care needs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £317,500 (held: £671k)

“South Essex Wildlife Hospital aims to hold £317,500 to cover exceptional expense, equipment failure and the employment of locum and agency cover for key staff in the event of absence.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — South Essex Wildlife Hospital (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (06/06/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

james bryanchair
Filipe Manuel Carvalho
Frances Maria Haynes
Stacey Emma Carvalho
Stephen Mitchell

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

Operates in: Essex · Throughout London · Thurrock

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£470k	£382k
31/12/2023	£404k	£315k
31/12/2022	£255k	£245k
31/12/2021	£263k	£228k
31/12/2020	£296k	£193k

Common questions

Is SOUTH ESSEX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £678,359, with unrestricted reserves at £670,773, which is above the stated policy target of £317,500. The charity reported a surplus of £88,044 for the year, supported by robust income from donations and legacies, while noting that costs have increased due to staff wages and animal care needs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOUTH ESSEX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTH ESSEX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIDFORD.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIDFORD	FY2025	£600	Tithe distribution
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIDFORD	FY2023	£488	South Essex Wildlife Hospital

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£55k
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST	2	£42k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED	2	£14k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO	1	£15k
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND MAIDSTONE BRANCH	1	£13k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)	1	£4k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST	1	£4k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION.

THE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION income £2.9m
THE SOUTHERN WILDLIFE CARE AND ADVISORY TRUST income £623k
EAST SUSSEX WRAS LTD income £565k
MOUSEHOLE WILD BIRD HOSPITAL AND SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £134k
CUAN WILDLIFE RESCUE income £1.0m
MABLETHORPE WILDLIFE RESCUE income £700k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTH ESSEX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL	£470k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION FY2025	£2.9m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SOUTHERN WILDLIFE CARE AND ADVISORY TRUST FY2024	£623k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EAST SUSSEX WRAS LTD FY2025	£565k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MOUSEHOLE WILD BIRD HOSPITAL AND SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2024	£134k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CUAN WILDLIFE RESCUE FY2025	£1.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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