Watchtree Nature Reserve Limited

Analysis

Watchtree Nature Reserve Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05214585). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Watchtree Nature Reserve Limited reported income of £612k and spending of £592k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £315k to £612k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Watchtree Nature Reserve Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ahlebait Foundation (£612k), Samworth Brothers Community Opportunity Fund (£613k) and The Blackmore Vale Charity (£612k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79%, donations and legacies 15%, trading 2.9% and investments 2.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £597k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.