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THE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1200460 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TIGGYWINKLES

The main activities of the trust are the rescue, medical treatment, rehabilitation of wild birds and other animals in need of care and attention, and the education of the public in methods of treatment, nursing and conservation.

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Latest income
£2.9m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total incoming resources of £2,927,059 against total expenditure of £2,337,198, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The charity holds substantial unrestricted free reserves of £17,856,155, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining funds at least three times the level of unrestricted expenditure. The Trustees confirm that unrestricted funds are sufficient to permit the Foundation to continue in operation for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three times the level of unrestricted expenditure (held: £17.9m)
“The policy of the Foundation is to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the Foundation, at least three times the level of unrestricted expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Wildlife Hospital Trading Limited
“Wildlife Hospital Trading Limited is a company wholly owned by the Foundation that continues to provide the service for which it was created” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

WILDLIFE HOSPITAL TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Amounts due to group undertakings: £35,000 (non-current) and £34,006 (current)

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £1.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Total income
£2.9m
Total spending
£2.3m
Cost of raising funds
£223k
Reserves (reported)
£17.9m
Employees
56

Reported reserves equal ~91.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£2.9m£2.3m
31/01/2024£2.4m£2.2m

Common questions

Is THE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total incoming resources of £2,927,059 against total expenditure of £2,337,198, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The charity holds substantial unrestricted free reserves of £17,856,155, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining funds at least three times the level of unrestricted expenditure. The Trustees confirm that unrestricted funds are sufficient to permit the Foundation to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

Who funds THE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED, THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS), LIONS CLUB OF MAIDENHEAD CIO, THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£19k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£5k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£4k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)FY2023£2k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)FY2022£2k
LIONS CLUB OF MAIDENHEAD CIOFY2022£1k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£500
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£0

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST2£35k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST2£11k
THE MILLENNIUM OAK TRUST1—
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS1£183k
THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST1£138k
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION1£121k
THE AIM FOUNDATION1£34k
THE DERBYSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST LIMITED1£16k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WILDLIFE AID FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION£2.9m——above—no doubt
THE WILDLIFE AID FOUNDATION FY2024£2.0m£60,000 - £69,9991unclear3.1%no doubt
MOUSEHOLE WILD BIRD HOSPITAL AND SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2024£134k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH ESSEX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FY2024£470k—0above—no doubt
CUAN WILDLIFE RESCUE FY2025£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
MABLETHORPE WILDLIFE RESCUE FY2025£700k—0above—no doubt

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