The Wild Trout Trust Limited

Analysis

The Wild Trout Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03345901). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Wild Trout Trust Limited reported income of £934k and spending of £1.0m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £934k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Wild Trout Trust Limited 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 Tir Natur (£921k), Cambridgeshire Acre (£936k) and Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (£908k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85%, trading 12% and investments 2.7%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 8.9%. Reserves of £367k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.