REWILDING BRITAIN
Registered charity 1159373 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC045685 (OSCR)
Rewilding Britain's vision is to see rewilding flourishing across Britain, reconnecting us with the natural world, sustaining communities and tackling the species extinction crisis and climate emergency. Rewilding Britain champions rewilding and shares its expertise, it influences policy and legislation, it helps get locally-led initiatives off the ground and it connects people and organisations.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit on unrestricted funds of £565,496 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £1,863,791 to £1,298,990. The trustees report that free reserves excluding designated reserves were £870,000, which is above the stated policy target of £725,000. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Employees paid over £60,000: 6
“Six employees received £60,000 or more in 2025” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable trusts and foundations (53% of income)
“Charitable trusts and foundations £1,269,087”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £725,000 (held: £870k)
“Our current policy is to hold unrestricted reserves of £725,000 as the charity grows its scope and operations.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Rewilding Britain (CTC) Limited
“The wholly owned subsidiary, Rewilding Britain (CTC) Limited, is a company registered in England and Wales (Company number: 15396624). It was set up to operate the non-charitable activities of Rewilding Britain.” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (FY2024) → 6 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rewilding Britain (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Rebecca Wrigley — Chief Executive (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£348k
Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (53% 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: 14.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (10/01/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is REWILDING BRITAIN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit on unrestricted funds of £565,496 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £1,863,791 to £1,298,990. The trustees report that free reserves excluding designated reserves were £870,000, which is above the stated policy target of £725,000. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.
Who funds REWILDING BRITAIN?
Funders whose own accounts filings name REWILDING BRITAIN as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE DRW FOUNDATION, JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, THE REED FOUNDATION, GOWER STREET.
Known funders
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