AWE FOR NATURE TRUST UK

Registered charity 1213517 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public by promoting the regeneration of nature and encouraging sustainable relations between people and nature and advancing the education of the public in subjects relating to sustainable development and the protection, enhancement and rehabilitation of nature and the environment.

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO OTHER CHARITIES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS:3.1.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE FAUNA AND FLORA AND ENCOURAGE BIODIVERSITY IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN AFRICA;3.1.2 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES;(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;(C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION; AND3.1.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS ‘DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS’.

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

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£163k
Latest spending
£151k
Registered
2025
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £11,518 at the end of the period, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover at least three months of operating expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £11,518, derived from total income of £162,616 against total expenditure of £151,098. The trustees are satisfied that the charity has adequate financial resources to continue its operations 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 months' operating expenditure, with a minimum reserve level of £6,000 (reserves figure: £12k)
“The trustees have established a reserves policy to maintain free reserves equivalent to approximately three months' operating expenditure, with a minimum reserve level of £6,000.” — page 6
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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Africa · Switzerland · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£163k£151k

Common questions

Is AWE FOR NATURE TRUST UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £11,518 at the end of the period, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover at least three months of operating expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £11,518, derived from total income of £162,616 against total expenditure of £151,098. The trustees are satisfied that the charity has adequate financial resources to continue its operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AWE FOR NATURE TRUST UK£163k—0above—no doubt
EARTH TRUST FY2025£2.6m——unclear—no doubt
THE NATURESAVE TRUST FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITIES FOR NATURE FY2025£67k—0within—no doubt
THE WHITLEY FUND FOR NATURE FY2025£2.6m——above—noted
ECOLOGICAL CONTINUITY TRUST FY2025£244k——above—no doubt

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