WEST DORSET WILDING

Registered charity 1196964 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

West Dorset Wilding aim to restore nature in West Dorset through working with farmers and landowner to restore land and ecosystems that have been degraded biologically. We also are looking to engage the wider public as much as possible and help people reconnect with nature.

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Latest income
£287k
Latest spending
£266k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £12,152 were held at the end of the year, which is above the trustees' targeted policy of £8,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £30,911, driven largely by restricted grant income from the Landscape Recovery Project, although core funding remains challenging. The trustees confirmed the charity can continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £8,000 (held: £12k)
“The Trustees therefore target an £8,000 reserve but acknowledge that £2,000 will be sufficient to fulfil statutory obligations.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon · Dorset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£287k£266k
31/03/2024£31k£37k
31/03/2023£33k£17k

Common questions

Is WEST DORSET WILDING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £12,152 were held at the end of the year, which is above the trustees' targeted policy of £8,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £30,911, driven largely by restricted grant income from the Landscape Recovery Project, although core funding remains challenging. The trustees confirmed the charity can continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties disclosed.

Who funds WEST DORSET WILDING?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WEST DORSET WILDING as a grant recipient include C A REDFERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
C A REDFERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2026£19kCollaboration at-scale for nature in Dorset
UK government20/03/2024£253kBrit Catchment Recovery Project