WILTSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 266202 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WILTSHIRE TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION LIMITED, WILTSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST

To lead by example in delivering natures recovery, connecting all communities and generations with our natural world and empowering them to take meaningful and positive action for nature and the climate.

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Latest income
£6.3m
Latest spending
£6.0m
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a net deficit of £130,075 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to investment losses and lower donations, though total income remained robust at £6.3m. Per the trustees' report, underlying liquidity is sound with cash reserves increasing to £2.16m and free reserves of £693,946 sitting within the stated policy range of three to nine months' expenditure. The charity maintains a total fund value of £18.48m, indicating a financially stable position despite the accounting deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“Between £80,000 and £89,999 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 4.2% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising, donations and legacies 250,736”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of budgeted expenditure (£625,439) (held: £694k)
“The aim is to maintain the level of such general reserves at a minimum of three months’ budgeted expenditure, which is £625,439.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to South West Wildlife Fundraising Limited (SWWFL) for member recruitment commission.
“During the year payments totalling £149,472 (2024: 123,437) were made to SWWFL in respect of commission payable on member recruitment” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Wiltshire Environmental Enterprises Limited
“Wiltshire Environmental Enterprises Limited, the Trust’s wholly owned trading subsidiary, undertook no trading activity during the year.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Audit Co Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

81 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (73 freehold); recorded price paid £2.4m. 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£6.3m
Total spending
£6.0m
Cost of raising funds
£405k
Reserves (reported)
£694k
Employees
174

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£6.3m£6.0m
31/03/2024£7.5m£6.3m
31/03/2023£7.1m£5.6m
31/03/2022£5.6m£4.4m
31/03/2021£5.9m£3.9m

Common questions

Is WILTSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust reported a net deficit of £130,075 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to investment losses and lower donations, though total income remained robust at £6.3m. Per the trustees' report, underlying liquidity is sound with cash reserves increasing to £2.16m and free reserves of £693,946 sitting within the stated policy range of three to nine months' expenditure. The charity maintains a total fund value of £18.48m, indicating a financially stable position despite the accounting deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Audit Co Ltd.

What does the highest-paid employee of WILTSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

Who funds WILTSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WILTSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE UNDERWOOD TRUST, THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST, ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£6.2m
THE UNDERWOOD TRUSTFY2023£225kPurchase of ancient woodland (Great Wood) (£200,000) and other grant (£25,000 implied by total 225k vs 200k stated, though text says 'comprised of two separate
THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£225kGrants - to institutions to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATIONFY2025£131kEnvironmental Conservation
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£50k
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2022£10kPeople's Postcode Lottery
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2022£10kStrategic Development Fund
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2022£10kBiffa Award
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2022£10kStrategic Development Fund
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDONFY2024£4k
WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
WEST OF ENGLAND RURAL NETWORKFY2024£2kSmall grant to local community organisations/individuals to help alleviate the impact of the cost-of-living crisis (Quartet - Catalyst Project 1 or 2).
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2024£0Biffa Award Grants
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2024£0RSWT Grants
WEST OF ENGLAND RURAL NETWORKFY2025£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/02/2026£20kImproving Water Quality by tackling Invasive Species
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/06/2025£250k"Restoring Nature: Preparing for the Future"
UK government01/04/2024£7kPGW 1060-CF2543
UK government01/04/2023£25kPGW 0973-CF2328
UK government01/04/2023£20kPGW 0967-CF2327
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/10/2021£248k"Bay Meadows Nature Park"
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2021£358kSwindon Wellbeing Continuation
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/08/2020£249k"COVID-19 Wiltshire Wildlife Trust"
UK government01/04/2019£27kHeytesbury and Knook Multi-benefit Feasibility Study
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/09/2016£848k"Purchase and restoration of chalk grassland priority habitat at Coombe Bissett, Wiltshire"
The National Lottery Community Fund14/07/2016£413kThe Swindon Wellbeing Programme
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/03/2013£539k"Wild Connections"
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2012£9kGeneration Plain
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/02/2012£45k"Swindon Twilight Bat project"
The National Lottery Community Fund05/10/2008£5kAction research: improving support for community climate change groups
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/12/2007£23k"XPlaination"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/03/2007£173k"Clouts Wood (SSSI) and Markham Banks (CWS)"
The National Lottery Community Fund20/02/2007£5kLower Moor Farm - Interactive DVD
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/02/2007£5k"An Interactive Dvd Will Be Filmed To Show People How To Live A More Sustainable Lifestyle Without A Negative Impact On The Environment."
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2006£5kWaste Action Project
The National Lottery Community Fund13/12/2005£94kEnvironment for Tomorrow
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/06/2005£682k"Lower Moor Farm"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/09/2002£95k"Wiltshire Biodiversity Indicators"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/12/2001£165k"Cloatley Manor Meadows"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund31/08/2001£646k"Langford Fisheries"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WILTSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED£6.3m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear4.2%no doubt
THE WARWICKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED FY2024£12.4m£141,904—unclear—no doubt
THE WILDLIFE TRUST OF SOUTH AND WEST WALES LIMITED FY2025£5.3m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
WILDWOOD TRUST FY2025£4.4m£90,001 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt
GWENT WILDLIFE TRUST LTD FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH WALES WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025£4.0m——unclear—no doubt

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