Sussex Wildlife Trust

Analysis

Sussex Wildlife Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in June 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 00698851). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sussex Wildlife Trust reported income of £7.2m and spending of £6.7m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.1m to £7.2m (+2.4%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sussex Wildlife Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. 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 Forum for the Future (£6.9m), Dorset Wildlife Trust (£7.3m) and Richard Shuttleworth Trustees (£6.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 55%, charitable activities 33%, trading 10% and investments 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.6m. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 31%. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 111 people.