WORLD OWL TRUST

Registered charity 1107529 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust's works embraces the whole range of habitat conservation and restoration, breeding and release programmes for genetic sustainability, research into wild populations and education available to all to raise awareness of threatened owl species and their habitats.On-site facilities are maintained to provide treatment and rehabilitation for sick and injured owls and other wildlife.

Objects

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE, IN PARTICULAR OWLS AND THEIR HABITAT, THROUGH A RANGE OF BREEDING AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES.(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING OWLS, THEIR HABITAT AND ECOLOGY.(C) THE RELIEF OF SICK AND INJURED WILDLIFE, IN PARTICULAR OWLS, BY THE PROVISION OF AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH FACILITIES AS MAY BE REQUIRED AND TO PROVIDE AND ARRANGE FOR PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE IN THEIR TREATMENT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

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

Registered contact address: Cumberland, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £83,006 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by large legacies received. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £356,320 are considerably in excess of the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity relies on volunteers and pro bono services to manage its development projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — World Owl Trust (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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Laura Hullchair
• Christopher Robert Hopkinson Chorley
• Darryl Atkinson
• Michael Fielder
• Steven Orton

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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• THE HAWK AND OWL TRUST LTD income £725k
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