Wild Cymru / Cymru Wyllt

Registered charity 1180113 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INCC, INITIATIVE FOR NATURE CONSERVATION CYMRU

Vision A Wales with more wildlife in more places, created by a society that intrinsically values the natural world.Mission To be the Strong unconstrained voice that Welsh wildlife needs, speaking out and putting the needsof wildlife first.Wild Cymru operates on a Wales-wide remit, from its marine waters and coastal ecosystems to its lowlandhabitats and mountainous terrain.

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF WALES IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND INCLUDING BY ADVOCACY, CARRYING OUT RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF AND PROMOTING BIODIVERSITY.B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF WALES BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS.

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

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Latest income
£157k
Latest spending
£124k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted reserves of £38,377 at the end of the period, which is below its stated policy target of retaining six months of staff and operational costs. Despite this, the trustees report that INCC is in a secure financial position, noting that total income increased by approximately 64% compared to the previous financial year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (33% of income)
“Total income for the period was £156,779 of which £72,195 was from restricted grants and donations”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months staff, Natur Cymru and supporter scheme costs (held: £38k)
“It is INCC policy to retain financial reserves totalling 6 months staff, Natur Cymru and supporter scheme costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wild Cymru (matched by registered charity number).

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£157k£124k
31/03/2024£95k£73k
31/03/2023£79k£78k
31/03/2022£51k£56k
31/03/2021£66k£38k

Common questions

Is Wild Cymru / Cymru Wyllt financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted reserves of £38,377 at the end of the period, which is below its stated policy target of retaining six months of staff and operational costs. Despite this, the trustees report that INCC is in a secure financial position, noting that total income increased by approximately 64% compared to the previous financial year.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/06/2026£16kGrowing Together Cwmaman
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/09/2025£94k"Prosiect Tirwedd Llwyndewi Landscape Project"
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2019£9kMaking the Difference for Wildlife

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WILDLIFE TRUST OF SOUTH AND WEST WALES LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Wild Cymru / Cymru Wyllt£157k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WILDLIFE TRUST OF SOUTH AND WEST WALES LIMITED FY2025£5.3m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
GWENT WILDLIFE TRUST LTD FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
CUMBRIA WILDLIFE TRUST LTD FY2025£13.8m£70,001 - £80,0004unclear4.9%no doubt
NORTH WALES WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025£4.0m——unclear—no doubt
WILD YOUNG PARENTS PROJECT FY2024£752k—0above—no doubt

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