Wilderness Foundation UK
Analysis
Wilderness Foundation UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06003527). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Wilderness Foundation UK reported income of £929k and spending of £875k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £622k to £929k (+49%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wilderness Foundation UK 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Grocott Family Foundation (£926k), Kahal Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok (£931k) and Kollel Torah Ve Yirah Limited (£926k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78% and charitable activities 12%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 5.9%. Reserves of £143k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 78%
- Charitable activities 12%
- Investments 0.3%
- Other 10%
In the charity's own words
The Wilderness Foundation UK mission is to harness the positive power of nature to change lives. Each year we work with over 8,000 young people across the UK, including some of the hardest-to-reach most disadvantaged youth, to offer programs that utilize the irreplaceable quality of wilderness and nature as a catalyst for transformational personal growth and change.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Grocott Family Foundation | Shropshire | £926k |
| Kahal Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok | London | £931k |
| Kollel Torah Ve Yirah Limited | London | £926k |
| Asos Foundation | London | £931k |