Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust Limited

Analysis

Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Isles of Scilly. It was registered in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04726698). It says it sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust Limited reported income of £757k and spending of £732k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £310k to £757k (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Georgian Group (£754k), Burton Agnes Hall Preservation Trust Limited (£762k) and Habitats & Heritage (£753k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78%, donations and legacies 16% and investments 5.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,000. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.4%. Reserves of £883k would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.