THE PENSTHORPE CONSERVATION TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1100589 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Main activities of the Trust are to manage the wildfowl collection at Pensthorpe Natural Park in Fakenham, Norfolk, together with participation in various conservation projects locally and nationally. A large emphasis is placed on education to understand and appreciate wildlife, and to create awareness of wildlife and habitats.

Objects

(1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE HABITATS IN GENERAL AND OF WILD FOWL HABITATS IN PARTICULAR WITH A VIEW TO INCREASING PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS THEREOF. (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF WILDLIFE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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

Latest income

£145k

Latest spending

£239k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £69,966 for the year, primarily due to the conclusion of major conservation grants, though this was partially offset by investment gains. Free reserves of £69,465 were held, which is just below the Trustees' stated policy target of approximately £70,000. The Trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“At 31 December 2025, free reserves amounted to £69,465, which is just below the Trustees' target level.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity leased property from Porter and Makins Limited, a company under the control of Mr W Jordan and Mrs D A Jordan. The rent payable under the lease amounts to £10,000 per annum. The rent has however been waived by Porter and Makins Limited and this amount is therefore reflected within donated services in note 2.

“The charity leases property from Porter and Makins Limited, a company under the control of Mr W Jordan and Mrs D A Jordan. The rent payable under the lease amounts to £10,000 per annum. The rent has however been waived by Porter and Makins Limited and this amount is therefore reflected within donated services in note 2.” — page 30

“Park admission and season card fees collected on the charity's behalf by The Conservation Shop Limited totalled £40,000 (2024: £40,000) in the year. In addition, various items of expenditure are incurred by The Conservation Shop Limited before being recharged to the charity. Mr W J Jordan and Mrs D Jordan are the directors of The Conservation Shop Limited and are Trustees of the charity. At the period end, the charity owed £24,114, net (2024: £41,160) to The Conservation Shop Limited.” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Park admission and season card fees collected on the charity's behalf by The Conservation Shop Limited totalled £40,000. At the period end, the charity owed £24,114, net to The Conservation Shop Limited. Mr W J Jordan and Mrs D Jordan are the directors of The Conservation Shop Limited and are Trustees of the charity.

“The charity leases property from Porter and Makins Limited, a company under the control of Mr W Jordan and Mrs D A Jordan. The rent payable under the lease amounts to £10,000 per annum. The rent has however been waived by Porter and Makins Limited and this amount is therefore reflected within donated services in note 2.” — page 30

“Park admission and season card fees collected on the charity's behalf by The Conservation Shop Limited totalled £40,000 (2024: £40,000) in the year. In addition, various items of expenditure are incurred by The Conservation Shop Limited before being recharged to the charity. Mr W J Jordan and Mrs D Jordan are the directors of The Conservation Shop Limited and are Trustees of the charity. At the period end, the charity owed £24,114, net (2024: £41,160) to The Conservation Shop Limited.” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 100

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £120,666 — contracts £120,666 (2); 40% of the £298,894 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Pensthorpe Conservation Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Wolfe
BENJAMIN MARK MARSHALL
DEBORAH ANN JORDAN
JED JORDAN
WILLIAM JORDAN MBE · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£145k	£239k
31/12/2024	£317k	£442k
31/12/2023	£299k	£290k
31/12/2022	£292k	£297k
31/12/2021	£291k	£254k

Common questions

Is THE PENSTHORPE CONSERVATION TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £69,966 for the year, primarily due to the conclusion of major conservation grants, though this was partially offset by investment gains. Free reserves of £69,465 were held, which is just below the Trustees' stated policy target of approximately £70,000. The Trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	12/01/2017	£54k	"The Natural world of the wensum (a project for learning and having fun!)"

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
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS	4	£850k
THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£756k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)	2	£9k
THE REECE FOUNDATION	1	£236k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£200k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£115k
THE DRW FOUNDATION	1	£100k
THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY	1	£70k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WORCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST.

WORCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST income £2.8m
BUXTON CONSERVATION TRUST income £47k
RADNORSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED income £696k
THE JOHN STRUTT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION income £285k
THE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION income £5.1m
NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST income £9.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PENSTHORPE CONSERVATION TRUST LIMITED	£145k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
WORCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025	£2.8m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
BUXTON CONSERVATION TRUST FY2025	£47k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
RADNORSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£696k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE JOHN STRUTT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION FY2025	£285k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION FY2025	£5.1m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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