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The George Adamson & Tony Fitzjohn Wildlife Trust

Registered charity 279598 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as G A W P T, GEORGE ADAMSON WILDLIFE PRESERVATION TRUST

The trust's objects are to advance education of the public at large in the science of zoology by the study of wildlife in its natural habitat particularly in Kenya and the rest of Africa.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE OF ZOOLOGY BY THE STUDY OF WILDLIFE IN ITS NATURAL HABITAT AND IN PARTICULAR ANIMALS WHICH ARE OR WERE INDIGENOUS TO KENYA AND THE REST OF AFRICA AND THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO SUCH WILDLIFE AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Latest income
£215k
Latest spending
£150k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total net income of £63,023 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total funds of £210,833. The trustees consider unrestricted reserves to be sufficient, noting a policy to maintain twelve to eighteen months of running costs. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies
“Unrestricted donation and grant income in the year, including gift aid recoverable, amounted to £122,352 (2024: £64,671); an increase of £57,681. Restricted income in the year amounted to £92,856 (2024: NIL.) Therefore, including gift aid recoverable, donation and grant income in the year amounted to £215,208.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: twelve to eighteen months of running costs (held: £165k)
“The trustees policy of maintaining sufficient reserves is to ensure that twelve to eighteen months of running costs are held at all times, has continued to work well.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The George Adamson & Tony Fitzjohn Wildlife Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Kenya · Tanzania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£215k£150k
30/09/2024£65k£143k
30/09/2023£60k£120k
30/09/2022£45k£260k
30/09/2021£49k£157k

Common questions

Is The George Adamson & Tony Fitzjohn Wildlife Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total net income of £63,023 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total funds of £210,833. The trustees consider unrestricted reserves to be sufficient, noting a policy to maintain twelve to eighteen months of running costs. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.