WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
WWT works to save wetlands for wildlife and for people by inspiring people to connect with and value wetlands and their wildlife, by demonstrating and promoting the importance and benefits of wetlands, by countering threats to wetlands and their wildlife, by creating and restoring wetlands and protecting key wetland sites and by savings threatened wetlands species.
Latest income
£46.8m
Expenditure
£32.1m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £20.9m | £20.4m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £27.0m | £24.0m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £26.1m | £28.7m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £31.5m | £30.4m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £46.8m | £32.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £25.2m |
| Charitable activities | £15.2m |
| Trading | £5.3m |
| Investment income | £396k |
| Total income | £46.8m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £24.2m |
| Raising funds | £7.9m |
| Grants to institutions | £355k |
| Governance | £304k |
| Total expenditure | £32.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £0 |
| Total funds | £57.5m |
| — restricted | £16.6m |
| — unrestricted | £38.5m |
| — endowment | £2.4m |
| Total assets | £57.5m |
| Cash | £5.8m |
People
| Employees | 599 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Animals
- Environment/conservation/heritage
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.