THE TOTTLE WOODLAND AND WILDLIFE CHARITY

Registered charity 1196954 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Management and conservation of woodland and associated wildlife

Objects

TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF WILDLIFE AND ITS HABITATS, WOODLAND AND OTHER AREAS OF NATURAL BEAUTY THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF SUITABLE LAND, CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF RESERVES. TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.

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

£136k

Latest spending

£5k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £563,891, with free reserves of £25,465, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £7,500. The charity reported a net income of £130,766 against charitable expenditure of £4,646, indicating a strong financial position with significant investment income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of unrestricted expenditure, estimated at £7,500 (held: £25k)

“The charity aims to have sufficient 'free reserves' in place to cover the cost of maintenance of the woodland and to cover running costs of the charity for 12 months. This is estimated to be around £7,500 when fully operational.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant received from a trust where trustees R Wallace and D Brewer are also trustees.

“During the year, the charity received a grant of £125,000 from a trust in which trustees R Wallace and D Brewer are also trustees.” — page 10

“During the year, the charity incurred legal and professional fees of £3,221 (2024: £1,800) from a company of which R Wallace and D Brewer are directors.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Legal and professional fees paid to a company where trustees R Wallace and D Brewer are directors.

“During the year, the charity received a grant of £125,000 from a trust in which trustees R Wallace and D Brewer are also trustees.” — page 10

“During the year, the charity incurred legal and professional fees of £3,221 (2024: £1,800) from a company of which R Wallace and D Brewer are directors.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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 policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Robert Grant Wallacechair · trustee of 1 other charity
Chloe Rebecca Wallace
Dennis Malcolm Brewer LLB Hons
Jon Andrew Batsford
Stephen Henry Jordan

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£136k	£5k
31/12/2024	£11k	£5k
31/12/2023	£7k	£4k
31/12/2022	£428k	£4k

Common questions

Is THE TOTTLE WOODLAND AND WILDLIFE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £563,891, with free reserves of £25,465, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £7,500. The charity reported a net income of £130,766 against charitable expenditure of £4,646, indicating a strong financial position with significant investment income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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	4	£1.5m
THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£1.4m
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£59k
THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST	2	£488k
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£43k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	2	£23k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£7k
THE MILLENNIUM OAK TRUST	1	—

Charities like this

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

GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST income £6.1m
THE BENTLEY WOOD CHARITABLE TRUST income £342k
UK NATIONAL PARKS CHARITY FOUNDATION income £193k
ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED income £10.0m
THE WOODLANDS TRUST income £246k
SHROPSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST income £3.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE TOTTLE WOODLAND AND WILDLIFE CHARITY	£136k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025	£6.1m	£80,001 - £90,000	—	unclear	9.0%	no doubt
THE BENTLEY WOOD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£342k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UK NATIONAL PARKS CHARITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£193k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED FY2024	£10.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE WOODLANDS TRUST FY2025	£246k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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