Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Limited

Analysis

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Matlock. It was registered in January 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 00715675). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Limited reported income of £5.5m and spending of £6.0m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £5.5m (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Limited 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The National Memorial Arboretum Company Limited (£5.4m), Northumberland Wildlife Trust Limited (£5.5m) and Somerset Wildlife Trust (£5.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84% and donations and legacies 16%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £72k. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 39%. Reserves of £732k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 85 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.