PHILIP WAYRE UPLAND TRUST

Registered charity 1170256 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To protect and restore endangered upland wildlife and wild areas; to advance the education of the public in the long term value of conservation.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT 1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED UPLAND WILDLIFE AND WILD AREAS AND BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF CONSERVATION OF UNIQUE HABITATS. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN CONSERVATION BY MEANS THAT INCLUDE THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND RESEARCH.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Breckland, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£73k

Latest spending

£68k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £561,059 at the end of the financial year, representing an increase from the previous year. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to meet anticipated commitments and support long-term conservation objectives. The charity remains in a strong financial position with adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Government grants (87% of income)

“Total income for the year amounted to £73,362 (2024: £41,602), comprising government grants, investment income and grazing rental income.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of trustee expenses

“Other than the reimbursement of trustee expenses disclosed in Note 9, the Charity has not entered into any related party transactions during the year, nor are there any outstanding balances owing between related parties and the Charity at 31 December 2025.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 5
Government income: £63,587 — grants £63,587 (4); 87% of the £73,362 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £30,133 — grants £30,133 (2); 72% of the £41,602 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £49,343 — grants £49,343 (3); 81% of the £60,965 total gross income on the same return

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

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.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Hyslop
DAVID HALL
LINDSAY WADDELL
SONIA PARNELL
Simon Lester

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£73k	£68k
31/12/2024	£42k	£70k
31/12/2023	£61k	£79k
31/12/2022	£68k	£62k
31/12/2021	£75k	£43k

Common questions

Is PHILIP WAYRE UPLAND TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £561,059 at the end of the financial year, representing an increase from the previous year. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to meet anticipated commitments and support long-term conservation objectives. The charity remains in a strong financial position with adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	01/04/2024	£15k	GCA AME RPA DELINKED PAYMENTS
UK government	01/04/2023	£29k	GCA DEL RPA UK ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
UK government	01/04/2023	£20k	GCA PROG DEL RPA BPS DOMESTIC 16 OCT

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS	3	£1.2m
THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST	2	£1.1m
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST	2	£3k
WHITLEY ANIMAL PROTECTION TRUST	1	£475k
The William Brake Foundation	1	£315k
LANCASHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND LIMITED	1	£305k
THE REECE FOUNDATION	1	£236k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£200k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT WILDLIFE TRUST.

HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT WILDLIFE TRUST income £9.9m
FRIENDS OF THE UPPER WYE income £52k
THE SINFIELD NATURE CONSERVATION TRUST income £77k
NORTHUMBERLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED income £5.5m
THE LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST income £9.2m
THE SOUTHERN WILDLIFE CARE AND ADVISORY TRUST income £578k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PHILIP WAYRE UPLAND TRUST	£73k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025	£9.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE UPPER WYE FY2025	£52k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SINFIELD NATURE CONSERVATION TRUST FY2025	£77k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTHUMBERLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£5.5m	—	0	unclear	8.0%	no doubt
THE LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025	£9.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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