Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

Analysis

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in March 1964, 62 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 00748865). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust reported income of £8.7m and spending of £8.2m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.3m to £8.7m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 British Trust for Ornithology (£8.7m), Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust (£8.7m) and Newground Together (£8.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 49%, charitable activities 40% and donations and legacies 10%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £175k. Charitable activities took 47% of spending and raising funds 53%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 92 people.