Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

Analysis

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in December 1961, 65 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 00676313). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust reported income of £9.9m and spending of £8.0m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.7m to £9.9m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Albertine Rift Conservation Society (£9.8m), The Conservation Volunteers (£10.1m) and The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust (£9.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 72%, donations and legacies 22%, trading 3.8% and investments 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £878k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 14%. Grants to other organisations totalled £245k. Reserves of £4.5m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 107 people.