THE WILDHEART TRUST

Registered charity 1171144 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ISLE OF WIGHT ZOO

The Trust is dedicated to engaging, involving and empowering people from both the heart and the head. Objects are to advance:- animal welfare and conservation, the education of the public in animal welfare and conservation, environmental protection, to promote and participate in science-based research projects to assist the survival of endangered species

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE ANIMAL WELFARE AND CONSERVATION, INCLUDING BY PROVIDING EXEMPLARY STANDARDS OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING WITHIN THE LIVING COLLECTION, BY CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS COLLABORATIVE BREEDING PROGRAMMES AND BY PROVIDING SANCTUARY FOR RESCUED, CONFISCATED OR UNWANTED ANIMALS THAT ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION;2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ANIMAL WELFARE AND CONSERVATION, IN PARTICULAR BY RAISING AWARENESS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES AND BY DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WHICH INSPIRE A PASSION FOR AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL WORLD;3. TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING AND DEMONSTRATING SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTS TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF EX-SITU POPULATIONS AND BY CONTRIBUTING EXPERTISE AND FUNDING TO EFFECTIVE IN-SITU CONSERVATION PROJECTS;4. TO PROMOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCH PROJECTS TO ASSIST THE SURVIVAL OF ENDANGERED SPECIES AND TO FURTHER ENHANCE ANIMAL MANAGEMENT, THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH TO BE FREELY DISSEMINATED TO THE SCIENTIFIC AND ANIMAL CONSERVATION WORLDS.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus on unrestricted funds of £69,853 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total net assets increasing to £1,293,906. The trustees identified the cost-of-living crisis and its impact on tourism as an ongoing concern, noting that high ferry prices are shrinking the pool of potential visitors to the sanctuary.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Bright Brown Ltd. Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Wildheart Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (54% 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: 27.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Helen Elizabeth King
• Joanne Elisabeth Bootle
• Mark Jonathan Henry
• Neil Cummings
• Rebecca Heather Denny
• Vicky Andrea Hsu

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

Operates in: India · Madagascar · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WILD PLANET TRUST.

• WILD PLANET TRUST income £13.1m
• WILDWOOD TRUST income £4.4m
• EDEN WILDLIFE TRUST income £126k
• THE HOWLETTS WILD ANIMAL TRUST income £30.8m
• HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT WILDLIFE TRUST income £9.9m
• THE SOUTHERN WILDLIFE CARE AND ADVISORY TRUST income £623k

Side by side with its peers

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