ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The three main areas of activity are the management of nature reserves, conservation, and people and wildlife. All these activities aim to promote conservation and encourage sustainability in a wide audience.
Latest income
£10.0m
Expenditure
£9.7m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £10.0m | £7.4m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £8.6m | £8.4m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £8.4m | £9.8m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £9.2m | £10.6m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £10.0m | £9.7m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £4.6m |
| Charitable activities | £1.9m |
| Trading | £3.0m |
| Investment income | £438k |
| Total income | £10.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £5.9m |
| Raising funds | £3.8m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £58k |
| Total expenditure | £9.7m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £5.5m |
| Total funds | £31.1m |
| — restricted | £19.3m |
| — unrestricted | £11.0m |
| — endowment | £801k |
| Total assets | £31.1m |
| Cash | £819k |
People
| Employees | 203 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Animals
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Recreation
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Other Charitable Activities
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.