Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

Analysis

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in February 1962, 64 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 00680007). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust reported income of £10.9m and spending of £8.9m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.0m to £10.9m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 35%. 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, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 Climate Bonds Initiative (£10.9m), The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (£11.1m) and The Institution of Chemical Engineers (£10.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 58%, trading 11%, charitable activities 4.1% and investments 2.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £646k. Charitable activities took 64% of spending and raising funds 33%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 156 people.