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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

Wild Futures is a registered charity whose aims are to promote the welfare, conservation and future survival of all primates to increase public awareness about animal welfare issues and to promote environmental and wildlife conservation and sustainability at local and global levels. Wild Futures runs a Monkey Sanctuary for animals rescued from inappropriate conditions and the UK pet trade.

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£541k
Latest spending
£717k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources decreased to £559,690 from £692,639 in the prior year, while total expenditure increased to £630,756, resulting in a net deficit of £71,066. The trustees report that the charity is run on very tight resources and face challenges regarding financial security and future viability, although unrestricted free reserves of £350,107 remain above the stated minimum policy of £80,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £80,000 (held: £350k)
“the amount of freely available money in the Charity's bank accounts is not to fall below £80,000” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation received from Born Free USA, an organization with a director in common with Wild Futures.
“A donation of £19,992 (2023: £19,644) was received from Born Free USA there is a director in common.” — page 31
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 — Wild Futures (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources decreased to £559,690 from £692,639 in the prior year, while total expenditure increased to £630,756, resulting in a net deficit of £71,066. The trustees report that the charity is run on very tight resources and face challenges regarding financial security and future viability, although unrestricted free reserves of £350,107 remain above the stated minimum policy of £80,000. Its FY2024 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 REED FOUNDATION, THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO, THE MICHAEL MARKS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£141k
THE GERRICK ROSE ANIMAL TRUSTFY2024£34k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£20k
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2022£12kChristmas Challenge
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIOFY2025£10k
THE MICHAEL MARKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE GERRICK ROSE ANIMAL TRUSTFY2025—
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATIONFY2025—
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2021—

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED3£19k
THE MILLENNIUM OAK TRUST1—
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST1£31k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION1£27k
Wild Life Foundation1£10k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)1£4k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£3k
Animal Welfare Japan1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FREE THE WILD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WILD FUTURES£541k—0unclear—no doubt
FREE THE WILD FY2024£453k—0unclear—no doubt
WILD WELFARE FY2025£283k—0above—no doubt
THE WILDLIFE AID FOUNDATION FY2024£2.0m£60,000 - £69,9991unclear3.1%no doubt
WALES APE AND MONKEY SANCTUARY LTD FY2025£485kUnder £50,0000unclear—no doubt
WILD TOMORROW UK FY2024£219k—0unclear—no doubt

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