NORTHUMBERLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 221819 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Trust's mission is to conserve local wildlife, promote nature conservation and provide the means by which everyone can become involved. It achieves this by providing advice on wildlife issues, undertaking species and habitat conservation and managing nature reserves, as well as a range of activities aimed at making people more aware of, and engaged in, the conservation message.
Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £5,541,966, with liquid unrestricted funds of £7,172,832 at year-end. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern and maintain a reserves policy target of six months of unrestricted running costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Fundraising cost ratio: 8.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“£439,000 Cost of raising funds”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by UNW LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Northumberland Wildlife Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund — “The National Lottery Heritage Fund” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
42 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (33 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.5m
Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 27.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Ailsa Katharine Hobson
- Chris Taylor
- DEREK COATES
- Eveline Brunton
- Hugh Ferrand
- Ian Jackson
- JOHN BAKER-CRESSWELL · trustee of 1 other charity
- Karen Statham
- Katie Stevens
- Michael Jeffries
- Nigel Porter
- Rosie Tapsfield
- Suren Kanagasundaram
- Trai Anfield
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NORTHUMBERLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £5,541,966, with liquid unrestricted funds of £7,172,832 at year-end. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern and maintain a reserves policy target of six months of unrestricted running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UNW LLP.
Who funds NORTHUMBERLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHUMBERLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE REECE FOUNDATION, ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS, THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUST, M ST J WAY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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