Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Analysis

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00409650). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reported income of £13.3m and spending of £12.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £9.9m to £13.3m (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire Agricultural Society (£12.8m), The Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Limited (£13.5m) and Traffic International (£12.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69%, donations and legacies 27% and trading 3.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £775k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.1%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 181 people.