SHEPRETH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CHARITY

Registered charity 1145477 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SWCC

Shepreth Wildlife Conservation Charity (SWCC) was established in March 2011 to help fundraise for conservation work both home and abroad. The organisation will be responsible for raising funds and educating visitors about endangered species and also play a major role in providing funds for the on-site SWCC Hedgehog Rehabilitation Hospital.

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£61k

Latest spending

£79k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £17,473 for the year, reducing total reserves to £49,614. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient at present, although the going concern basis is explicitly dependent on the continuation of donations, fundraising, and grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Charity is entirely dependent on donations, fundraising and grants as a consequence the going concern basis is also dependent on the continuation of donations, fundraising and grants.” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Shepreth Wildlife Conservation Charity (SWCC) (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

REBECCA WILLERSchair
COLIN TAYLOR
Elizabeth Bennett
Liz Dams
MR MIKE HUNTER · trustee of 1 other charity
MRS S WILLERS
Matt Gildersleeve
Natasha Ennew
Yvonne Morrin

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£61k	£79k
31/12/2024	£131k	£123k
31/12/2023	£42k	£59k
31/03/2023	£105k	£88k
31/03/2022	£51k	£61k

Common questions

Is SHEPRETH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £17,473 for the year, reducing total reserves to £49,614. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient at present, although the going concern basis is explicitly dependent on the continuation of donations, fundraising, and grants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SHEPRETH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHEPRETH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k