Australian Wildlife Conservancy United Kingdom

Registered charity 1126703 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE TRUST, FRIENDS OF AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY

FoAWC is a UK charity established in 2008 dedicated to the conservation of Australian wildlife. Australia's wildlife is facing an extinction crisis and existing approaches to conservation are no longer adequate. FoAWC works with Australian Wildlife Conservancy, a leading non-profit organisation based in Australia, to ensure this wave of extinction does not continue.

Objects

3.1 FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BY SUPPORTINGTHE PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN AUSTRALIA OR ANYASPECT OF IT (INCLUDING ITS NATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA); AND3.2 FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROMOTING, FOSTERING,DEVELOPING AND ASSISTING THE STUDY OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN AUSTRALIA OR ANYASPECT OF IT (INCLUDING ITS NATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA), AND SUPPORTING THEDISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTIN AUSTRALIA (INCLUDING ITS NATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA) OR ANY ASPECT OF IT.

Area of benefit: AUSTRALIA

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£641k
Latest spending
£552k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased slightly to £161,814, exceeding the stated policy target of at least £10,000. The charity reported a small net surplus of £393 for the year, with incoming resources rising significantly to £494,127. The filing confirms the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £10,000 (reserves figure: £162k)
“The Trustees seek to maintain reserves of at least £10,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 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.

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: 16
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Australian Wildlife Conservancy UK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£641k
Total spending
£552k
Cost of raising funds
£23k
Reserves (reported)
£251k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.6% 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: Australia · City Of London · City Of Westminster · Hammersmith And Fulham · Kensington And Chelsea · Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£641k£552k
31/12/2024£494k£494k
31/12/2023£316k£246k
31/12/2022£177k£164k
31/12/2021£126k£127k

Common questions

Is Australian Wildlife Conservancy United Kingdom financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased slightly to £161,814, exceeding the stated policy target of at least £10,000. The charity reported a small net surplus of £393 for the year, with incoming resources rising significantly to £494,127. The filing confirms the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Australian Wildlife Conservancy United Kingdom?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Australian Wildlife Conservancy United Kingdom as a grant recipient include AMBROSE AND ANN APPELBE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AMBROSE AND ANN APPELBE TRUSTFY2023£5k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BASC Wildlife Fund Charity.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Australian Wildlife Conservancy United Kingdom£641k—0above—no doubt
BASC Wildlife Fund Charity FY2025£268k——unclear—no doubt
AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION FY2025£894k—0above—no doubt
Science for Animal Welfare FY2025£401k£80,000 - £90,0003unclear—no doubt
ECOFLIX FOUNDATION UK FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
NATUREWATCH FOUNDATION FY2025£389k—0unclear—no doubt

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