Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust Limited

Analysis

Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Powys. It was registered in March 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01612249). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust Limited reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £867k to £1.2m (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust Limited 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Welsh Centre for International Affairs / Canolfan Materion Rhyngwladol Cymru (£1.2m), Harrogate International Festival Limited (£1.2m) and Swindon Music Service (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 60%, donations and legacies 20% and trading 19%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £120k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £822k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.