Norfolk Wildlife Trust

Analysis

Norfolk Wildlife Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00217338). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Norfolk Wildlife Trust reported income of £9.4m and spending of £8.7m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.2m to £9.4m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Norfolk Wildlife Trust 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 The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Northamptonshire (£8.7m), The Bristol Clifton and West of England Zoological Society Limited (£9.7m) and Bransby Horses (£8.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 36%, charitable activities 29%, trading 15% and investments 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.2m. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 39%. Reserves of £4.0m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 177 people.