West Dorset Wilding

Analysis

West Dorset Wilding is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridport. It was registered in December 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 provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, West Dorset Wilding reported income of £287k and spending of £266k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £33k to £287k (+758%), an average of +193% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 841%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, West Dorset Wilding 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 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Castle Bromwich Hall and Gardens Trust (£287k), Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society (£289k) and The Campaign to Protect Rural England (Cpre) Leicestershire (£286k).