The Wild East Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Wild East Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lowestoft. It was registered in January 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Wild East Charitable Trust reported income of £240k and spending of £235k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £87k to £240k (+177%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 202%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Wild East Charitable Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hanslope Pre-School (£239k), Buttons and Bows Pre School (£240k) and Society of Glass Technology (£239k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The activities of WildEast include; building multi-sector partnerships and broad demographic public sector engagement in order to secure land pledges to a digital mapping system; identifying areas pledged to nature and subsequently identifying physical networking opportunities; delivering a regionwide, national curriculum aligned education program.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hanslope Pre-School | Milton Keynes | £239k |
| Buttons and Bows Pre School | Huntingdon | £240k |
| Society of Glass Technology | Sheffield | £239k |
| The Lady Cobham Foundation | Salisbury | £240k |