The Surrey Wildlife Trust Limited

Analysis

The Surrey Wildlife Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in July 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 00645176). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Surrey Wildlife Trust Limited reported income of £7.5m and spending of £6.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £7.3m to £7.5m (+2.4%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Surrey Wildlife Trust Limited sits at the 99th 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 Dorset Wildlife Trust (£7.3m), Devon Wildlife Trust (£7.5m) and Sussex Wildlife Trust (£7.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 47%, donations and legacies 47%, trading 5.0% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.6m. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 14%. Grants to other organisations totalled £25k. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 128 people.