Wonderseekers

Analysis

Wonderseekers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in June 1986, 40 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 02014929). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wonderseekers reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.9m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £3.7m (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wonderseekers sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Green Alliance Trust (£3.7m), Accounting for Sustainability (£3.7m) and City of Trees Trust (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 57%, trading 26%, donations and legacies 15% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 32%. Reserves of £218k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 88 people.