Wader Quest

Analysis

Wader Quest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, 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 other finance.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Wader Quest reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2025, income fell from £12k to £11k (-5.2%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wader Quest sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dawber Garden Community Trust (£11k), The Friends of Stara Woods (£11k) and Friends of Foundry Wood (£11k).