Gwent Wildlife Trust Ltd

Analysis

Gwent Wildlife Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwent. It was registered in June 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00812535). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gwent Wildlife Trust Ltd reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.5m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £922k to £1.3m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Gwent Wildlife Trust Ltd sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ninmah Trust (£1.3m), The Kelmarsh Trust (£1.3m) and The Carbon Literacy Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 56%, donations and legacies 33%, investments 3.7% and trading 3.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £104k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.