Yorkshire Rewilding Network

Analysis

Yorkshire Rewilding Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilkley. It was registered in August 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Yorkshire Rewilding Network reported income of £19k and spending of £15k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £5,394 to £19k (+258%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 227%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Yorkshire Rewilding Network sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bury Water Meadows Group (£19k), Friends of Williamsons Tunnels (£19k) and Plants for a Future (£19k).