Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The Trust exists to advance, promote and further conservation maintenance and protection of wildlife and its habitats, places of natural beauty, places of zoological, botanical, geographical, archaeological or scientific interest and features of landscape with geological, physiographical or amenity value in particular, but not exclusively in ways that further biodiversity.

Latest income

£9.9m

Expenditure

£8.0m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £6.7m £4.9m
2022-03-31 £7.5m £5.6m
2023-03-31 £10.3m £6.1m
2024-03-31 £11.7m £7.2m
2025-03-31 £9.9m £8.0m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £2.2m
Charitable activities £7.1m
Trading £372k
Investment income £175k
Total income £9.9m

Spending

Charitable spend £6.8m
Raising funds £1.2m
Grants to institutions £245k
Governance £119k
Total expenditure £8.0m

Balance sheet

Reserves £4.5m
Total funds £26.2m
— restricted £8.4m
— unrestricted £17.8m
— endowment £5k
Total assets £26.2m
Cash £6.1m

People

Employees 107

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • 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.