The Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Limited

Analysis

The Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in August 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 00585247). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Limited reported income of £13.5m and spending of £13.9m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10.2m to £13.5m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Limited 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 Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (£13.3m), Cumbria Wildlife Trust Ltd (£13.8m) and Yorkshire Agricultural Society (£12.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 67%, charitable activities 20% and donations and legacies 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £227k. Charitable activities took 32% of spending and raising funds 7.3%. Reserves of £34k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 250 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.