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WILD FUTURES

Registered charity 1102532 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MONKEY SANCTUARY, THE MONKEY SANCTUARY TRUST · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£541k
Latest spending
£717k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves totalled £243,947, which meets the trustees' stated policy of maintaining at least £280,000 in freely available funds, although the trustees noted they were in the process of detailed reviews to ensure future viability. The charity reported a net income of £789,546 for the year, driven by significant fundraising campaigns that helped offset reduced visitor income due to the cost of living crisis. Total incoming resources increased to £692,639 from £477,319 in the prior year, while total expenditure rose to £603,044.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At the year end the level of overall cash meets with the reserve policy” — page 10
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wild Futures (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£541k
Total spending
£717k
Cost of raising funds
£56k
Reserves (reported)
£180k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bolivia · Chile · Colombia · Cornwall · Madagascar · Morocco · Nigeria · Peru · Scotland · Spain

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£541k£717k
31/03/2024£560k£631k
31/03/2023£693k£603k
31/03/2022£477k£559k
31/03/2021£548k£480k

Common questions

Is WILD FUTURES financially healthy?

The accounts state that free reserves totalled £243,947, which meets the trustees' stated policy of maintaining at least £280,000 in freely available funds, although the trustees noted they were in the process of detailed reviews to ensure future viability. The charity reported a net income of £789,546 for the year, driven by significant fundraising campaigns that helped offset reduced visitor income due to the cost of living crisis. Total incoming resources increased to £692,639 from £477,319 in the prior year, while total expenditure rose to £603,044. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WILD FUTURES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WILD FUTURES as a grant recipient include THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE GERRICK ROSE ANIMAL TRUST, THE MICHAEL MARKS CHARITABLE TRUST, MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£141k
THE GERRICK ROSE ANIMAL TRUSTFY2024£34k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£20k
THE MICHAEL MARKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2022£2k

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION1£20k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST1£7k
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