Wildwood Trust

Analysis

Wildwood Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04399827). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wildwood Trust reported income of £4.4m and spending of £4.3m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.1m to £4.4m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wildwood Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Celia Hammond Animal Trust (£4.1m), The Big Cat Sanctuary Ltd (£4.6m) and Conservation Collective (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, trading 19% and donations and legacies 13%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,167. Charitable activities took 58% of spending and raising funds 42%. Reserves of £508k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 97 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.