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PANTHERA WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1119551 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PANTHERA UK

To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of endangered wild cats. The Charity also aims to advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment and of the most endangered wild animals.

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

Latest income
£803k
Latest spending
£795k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £52,831 at year-end, which is above the trustees' stated reserves policy target of approximately £50,000 (one month's unrestricted future expenditures). The charity reported a net surplus of £8,332 for the year, with unrestricted income of £803,255 largely provided by its controlling party, Panthera Corporation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 4
“There were two employees (2023: one) whose employee benefits excluding pensions was between £70k - £80k, one employee between 80k and 90k (2023: none) and 1 employee between (170k-180k) for 2024 (2023: none).” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Panthera Corporation is the controlling party and major sponsor. All three Trustees are executive officers of Panthera Corporation. During 2024, Panthera UK received unrestricted contributions from Panthera Corporation of £784,500.
“During 2024 Panthera UK received unrestricted contributions from Panthera Corporation of £784,500 (2023: £733,591). There were no donated services provided by Panthera Corporation to Panthera UK in the form of direct payment Panthera UK expenses.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Panthera Wildlife Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£803k
Total spending
£795k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India · Indonesia · Malaysia · Nepal · Oxfordshire · Thailand

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£803k£795k
31/12/2023£829k£777k
31/12/2022£704k£705k
31/12/2021£640k£697k
31/12/2020£533k£524k

Common questions

Is PANTHERA WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £52,831 at year-end, which is above the trustees' stated reserves policy target of approximately £50,000 (one month's unrestricted future expenditures). The charity reported a net surplus of £8,332 for the year, with unrestricted income of £803,255 largely provided by its controlling party, Panthera Corporation. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by MHA.

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 VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST3£1.1m
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST3£17k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED3£17k
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS2£865k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST2£3k
THE MILLENNIUM OAK TRUST1—
LANCASHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND LIMITED1£284k
CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FOUNDATION1£148k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PANTHERA WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED£803k—4above—no doubt
THE WILDLIFE AID FOUNDATION FY2024£2.0m£60,000 - £69,9991unclear3.1%no doubt
SHALDON WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£293k—0above—no doubt
THE LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025£9.2m——unclear—no doubt
WILD WELFARE FY2025£283k—0above—no doubt
ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED FY2024£10.0m——above—no doubt

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