RADNORSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 519021 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RADNOR WILDLIFE TRUST, RWT

Promotion of conservation and maintenance and study of places of biological, zoological geological, ecological and scientific interest especially in Radnorshire

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Latest income
£696k
Latest spending
£831k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £144,799 for the year, primarily due to a significant reduction in grant income compared to the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were low at £93,708, and the trustees acknowledged that unrestricted donations have been difficult to secure, though they remain optimistic about future sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £94k; policy: 6 months of operating costs)
“At 31 March 2025, the balance held in the unrestricted and designated reserve fund was £876,965, of this balance free reserves, being total unrestricted funds less the value held in tangible fixed assets and designated funds, was £93,708.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Thorne Widgery Accountancy Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

31 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (27 freehold); recorded price paid £1.5m. 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
£696k
Total spending
£831k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£551k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Powys

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£696k£831k
31/03/2024£1.2m£653k
31/03/2023£1.9m£1.1m
31/03/2022£779k£734k
31/03/2021£506k£280k

Common questions

Is RADNORSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £144,799 for the year, primarily due to a significant reduction in grant income compared to the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were low at £93,708, and the trustees acknowledged that unrestricted donations have been difficult to secure, though they remain optimistic about future sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Thorne Widgery Accountancy Ltd.

Who funds RADNORSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RADNORSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST, JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS, THE DRW FOUNDATION, The Ashley Family Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£150kGrants - to institutions to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATIONFY2024£115kTowards core costs including the salary of their Campaigns and Advocacy Officer
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2024£91kRSWT Grants
THE DRW FOUNDATIONFY2024£85ksupport for the establishment and operation of a land advice service
THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£30k
THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£30kGrants - to institutions to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment
THE DRW FOUNDATIONFY2025£15ksupport for the work of the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Limited in restoring the River Lugg
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2025£10k
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2022£10kStrategic Development Fund
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2022£10kPeople's Postcode Lottery
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2022£10kStrategic Development Fund
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE LLYSDINAM TRUSTFY2022£845
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2024£0Ecological Restoration Fund

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/01/2026£500kCylchBwyd
The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2024£99kWild Communities
UK government29/02/2024£36k#NNF3 Gilfach Nature Reserve Climate adaptation and resilience through natures restoration
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/04/2023£250k"Wilder Pentwyn – a vision for nature, people and WalesÂ’ future generations"
UK government26/07/2021£7k#NNF Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves Grassland Restoration
The National Lottery Community Fund12/10/2018£10kFinding Your 3R's in Wild Radnorshire!
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/06/2015£352k"Exploring Gilfach"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/10/2012£64k"Thinking Big at Tylcau Hill Nature Reserve: Cwmllechwedd Purchase"
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2010£5kVisit Radnorshire's Reserves!
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2004£4kUnspecified
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/12/2003£216k"Renovation of Blaenffos Baptist Chapel"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/05/1997£14k"Cwm Byddog Restoration Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/11/1996£101k"Radnorshire Wildlife Trust - Biological Evaluation & Management"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RADNORSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED£696k—0below—no doubt
DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025£7.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE WARWICKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED FY2024£12.4m£141,904—unclear—no doubt
THE OWEN SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£72k—0unclear—no doubt
WILDWOOD TRUST FY2025£4.4m£90,001 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt
THE PENSTHORPE CONSERVATION TRUST LIMITED FY2025£145k—0below—no doubt

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