WATCHTREE NATURE RESERVE LIMITED

Registered charity 1127029 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Maintain Watchtree Nature Reserve for visitors, school parties and groups. Develop the Wheelers facility providing cycles for use by disabled groups and individuals.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £29,150 and total unrestricted reserves of £490,517. This amount is sufficient to meet the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining six months of operating costs. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries.

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.

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.

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

Reported reserves equal ~10.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (65% 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

• Alan Graham Roberts
• Clive Michael TINKER
• FRANCIS JAMES MAWBY
• John Fell
• Karen Aitchison Jones
• Prof Alison Nordon
• ROBERT WILLIAM BUSHBY
• Richard Wybergh Swanney SPEIRS

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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