The London Wildlife Trust

Analysis

The London Wildlife Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01600379). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The London Wildlife Trust reported income of £7.3m and spending of £6.2m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.6m to £7.3m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The London Wildlife Trust 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ocean Conservation Trust Limited (£7.1m), Cornwall Wildlife Trust (£7.6m) and Environmental Investigation Agency UK (£7.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 47%, donations and legacies 27% and trading 25%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £152k. Charitable activities took 53% of spending and raising funds 47%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 101 people.