Wildlife and Countryside Link

Analysis

Wildlife and Countryside Link is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2005, 21 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 03889519). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Wildlife and Countryside Link reported income of £831k and spending of £911k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £675k to £831k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wildlife and Countryside Link sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Garden Classroom (£831k), Wear Rivers Trust (£832k) and Clervaux Trust Ltd (£831k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52%, donations and legacies 36% and trading 12%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £787k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.