The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country Ltd

Analysis

The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in March 1983, 43 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 01650938). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country Ltd reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.5m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £1.2m (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country Ltd sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Mersey Rivers Trust (£1.2m), The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (£1.2m) and The 10:10 Foundation (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61%, donations and legacies 35% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.