SOMERSET WILDLANDS

Registered charity 1191953 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Somerset Wildlands makes space for nature through rewilding, acquiring patches of land large and small which can be managed in as hands off a way as possible, to create wild stepping stones to benefit wildlife and people.

Objects

THE CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES OF SOMERSET WILDLANDS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT, AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. WE WILL WORK TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE WILDLIFE AND WILDNESS TO PARTS OF SOMERSET FOR THE BENEFIT OF NATURE, PEOPLE AND THE CLIMATE. WE WILL WORK WITH AN INITIAL, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE, FOCUS ON THE SOMERSET LEVELS, AN INTERNATIONALLY IMPORTANT AREA OF WETLANDS. WE WILL DO THIS BY: Ò ACQUIRING LAND FOR THE PURPOSES OF NATURE CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND REWILDING, SETTING ASIDE AREAS IN WHICH WE CAN MAKE SPACE FOR NATURE AND WHICH CAN PROVIDE IMPROVED HABITATS FOR EXISTING WILDLIFE AND FOR THE REINTRODUCTION OF SPECIES; Ò ACQUIRING LAND FOR THE PURPOSES OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND STORAGE AND REDUCTION OF POLLUTION WHERE SUCH LAND WILL ALSO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS TO WILDLIFE;Ò WORKING TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT TO NATURE, AND TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WILDLIFE AND THE PROCESSES OF CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND REWILDING. WE WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, VOLUNTEERS, STUDENTS AND OTHERS TO LEARN ABOUT WILDLIFE AND GAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF CONSERVATION, REWILDING AND RESTORATION; Ò WORKING TO DEVELOP NETWORKS OF AFFILIATE LANDOWNERS WHO SUPPORT OUR AIMS AND OUTCOMES;Ò WORKING TO COMMUNICATE THE BENEFITS AND IMPORTANCE OF NATURE RESTORATION AND REWILDING.

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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Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

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What the accounts disclose

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Policies the charity declares

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• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Somerset Wildlands (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• David Powell
• Deborah Banks
• Lynne Davies
• Natasha Hurley

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

Operates in: Somerset

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• SOMERSET WILDLIFE TRUST income £5.3m

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