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WILDSCREEN

Registered charity 299450 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARKIVE, THE WILDSCREEN TRUST, WILDFILM HISTORY

Wildscreen Arkive - the world's leading online natural world encyclopaediaWildscreen Exchange - a global hub that empowers conservation organisations by connecting them with world-leading filmmakers & photographers to create ground-breaking communications about our natural worldWildscreen Festival - the international festival that celebrates & advances the art of natural world storytelling

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Latest income
£793k
Latest spending
£843k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £33,880, falling below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' operating costs. Despite this deficit, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing secured income for the upcoming year and a strategic transition to an annual event model to stabilize finances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £34k)
“the free reserves should be sufficient to cover a minimum of three month’s operating costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Charity was below its reserves target at the year end, but the trustees consider that measures have been put in place to enable the charity to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date on which these financial statements are approved, and will begin the process of rebuilding the reserves.” — page 55
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wildscreen Trading Limited made donations of £211,132 to Wildscreen.
“During the year, Wildscreen Trading Limited made donations of £211,132 (2024: £160,756) to Wildscreen.” — page 69
“Wildscreen made a management charge of £118,063 (2024: £38,780) to Wildscreen Trading Limited.” — page 69
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wildscreen made a management charge of £118,063 to Wildscreen Trading Limited.
“During the year, Wildscreen Trading Limited made donations of £211,132 (2024: £160,756) to Wildscreen.” — page 69
“Wildscreen made a management charge of £118,063 (2024: £38,780) to Wildscreen Trading Limited.” — page 69
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wildscreen made a management charge of £17,665 plus VAT to Wildscreen Network Limited.
“During the year, Wildscreen Trading Limited made donations of £211,132 (2024: £160,756) to Wildscreen.” — page 69
“Wildscreen made a management charge of £118,063 (2024: £38,780) to Wildscreen Trading Limited.” — page 69
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£793k
Total spending
£843k
Cost of raising funds
£43k
Reserves (reported)
£31k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (50% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (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
31/03/2025£793k£843k
31/03/2024£436k£581k
31/03/2023£781k£593k
31/03/2022£168k£239k
31/03/2021£467k£367k

Common questions

Is WILDSCREEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £33,880, falling below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' operating costs. Despite this deficit, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing secured income for the upcoming year and a strategic transition to an annual event model to stabilize finances. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WILDSCREEN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WILDSCREEN as a grant recipient include Studio BlueGreen, THE LINBURY TRUST, AURUM KALEIDOSCOPE FOUNDATION, THE NISBET TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Studio BlueGreenFY2023£60k
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2024£50kTowards the future of an archive which is one of the most comprehensive visual records of wildlife from across the world.
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2023£50kTowards the archive development, one of the most comprehensive visual records of wildlife from across the world. First payment of a two-year £100k grant.
AURUM KALEIDOSCOPE FOUNDATIONFY2024£17k
AURUM KALEIDOSCOPE FOUNDATIONFY2025£15k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2023£6k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/08/2020£10k"COVID-19 Wildscreen Website Development"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/09/2005£305k"ARKive's Historical Assets - recording the history of British wildlife film making"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/08/2000£1.6m"ARKive"