NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST
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Cash
£6.1m
+14.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£32m
+22.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
189
+6.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.9m
+913.4% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,480,519 | £1,434,010 | £1,606,939 | +12.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | £653,853 | £5,996,701 | +817.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £583,630 | £5,914,488 | +913.4% | |
| Net profit | £363,896 | £583,630 | £5,914,488 | +913.4% | |
| Cash | £6,036,708 | £5,303,284 | £6,058,527 | +14.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £25,521,081 | £26,104,711 | £32,019,199 | +22.7% | |
| Equity | £25,521,081 | £26,104,711 | £32,019,199 | +22.7% | |
| Average employees | 162 | 177 | 189 | +6.8% | |
| Wages | £3,753,702 | £4,111,923 | £4,603,201 | +11.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 45.6% | — | |
| Net margin | 24.6% | 40.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 7.69x | 6.22x | 2.95x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST 2013-10-31 → present
- NORFOLK NATURALISTS TRUST(THE) 1926-11-05 → 2013-10-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Lovewell Blake LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The Trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements.”
Group structure
- NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST · parent
- Norfolk Wildlife Services Limited 100%
- Norfolk Wildlife Enterprises Limited 100%
- Wildlife Norfolk Limited 100%
- Norfolk Naturalists Trust Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Since 2020, the UK has experienced a fall in disposable incomes, referred to as the 'cost of living crisis'. The cost-of-living crisis has primarily been triggered by a surge in global inflation that outpaced household incomes, driven by the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, soaring energy and food prices exacerbated by regional wars, and sustained disruptions to global supply chains. This has been seen in high inflation across many goods and services.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 81 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHES, Marion | Secretary | 2021-04-01 | — | — |
| BEETON, Gregory Nicholas | Director | 2022-03-24 | Aug 1967 | British |
| BRADBURY, Matthew Anthony Wilson | Director | 2025-03-19 | Jul 1964 | British |
| BUSCALL, Harry Charles | Director | 2024-11-07 | Mar 1963 | British |
| CARTER, Richard James | Director | 2024-11-07 | Aug 1979 | British |
| DOCHERTY, Catherine Louise | Director | 2025-11-07 | Sep 1987 | British |
| GILL, Katherine Anne | Director | 2023-10-19 | Apr 1968 | British |
| HOUCHELL, Glenn Peter | Director | 2021-10-14 | Mar 1962 | British |
| LOADMAN, Mandy Elizabeth | Director | 2023-10-19 | Jan 1969 | British |
| LUCKING, Robert Stephen | Director | 2025-11-06 | Jan 1970 | British |
| PALMER, Naomi Ruth | Director | 2025-11-07 | Mar 1975 | British |
| PINCHING, Scott Barry | Director | 2019-10-18 | Sep 1969 | British |
| POWELL, Richard Charles | Director | 2024-11-07 | Jul 1959 | British |
| SHARPE, John | Director | 2017-10-26 | Feb 1957 | British |
| TAIT, Bailey | Director | 2024-11-07 | May 1999 | British |
Show 81 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTT, Pamela Mary | Secretary | 2018-06-13 | 2021-04-01 |
| CHAMBERS, Edward James | Secretary | — | 1996-03-04 |
| JOYCE, Brendan James | Secretary | 1996-03-05 | 2018-06-13 |
| ASPINALL, Richard John, Professor | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| AUSTEN, John Stuart | Director | 2000-10-20 | 2007-10-18 |
| AUSTEN, John Stuart | Director | — | 1999-10-15 |
| BACON, Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby, Sir | Director | — | 2002-10-18 |
| BAKER, Michael Frederick Barten | Director | 2003-10-17 | 2009-10-29 |
| BAKER, Michael Frederick Barten | Director | — | 2002-10-18 |
| BARKHAM, John Patrick, Dr | Director | — | 1995-09-08 |
| BEETON, Gregory Nicholas | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2021-03-30 |
| BEYNON, Sheila Mary | Director | 2003-10-17 | 2009-10-29 |
| BLOUNT, Sarah Georgina | Director | — | 1995-09-01 |
| BOWELL, Colin James | Director | 2001-10-19 | 2002-04-03 |
| BULLARD, John | Director | 1997-10-18 | 2006-10-19 |
| CALE, Stephen Richard | Director | 2019-10-18 | 2022-10-13 |
| CAWKWELL, Timothy George | Director | 1997-12-12 | 2013-10-24 |
| CLARKE, Andrew Charles, Professor | Director | 2019-10-18 | 2025-11-06 |
| COLLIN, Samuel Gordon Foster | Director | 2021-10-14 | 2023-11-09 |
| COOK, Thomas Roger | Director | — | 1999-10-15 |
| COUZENS, Ian | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2004-10-21 |
| CRYER, John Michael | Director | — | 2003-10-17 |
| DAVID, Kirstie Marie | Director | 2022-03-24 | 2022-12-01 |
| DAWSON, Jack Alan | Director | — | 1994-08-02 |
| DORLING, Donald Anthony | Director | — | 2004-10-21 |
| ELLIS, Robin Philip John | Director | — | 1994-08-02 |
| FFRENCH-CONSTANT, Jennifer Zeala | Director | 2021-10-14 | 2024-11-07 |
| FOOTTIT, Anthony Charles, Bishop | Director | 2003-10-17 | 2010-10-21 |
| FORSTER, Ian | Director | — | 1993-05-27 |
| GARROD, Ben | Director | 2019-12-05 | 2023-06-21 |
| GOLDSMITH, John Gilbert | Director | 2001-10-19 | 2010-10-21 |
| GREEN, Tom Quintin | Director | 2013-10-24 | 2017-10-26 |
| HAGGETT, Geral Maurice | Director | — | 1994-07-22 |
| HANCY, Rex Clifford | Director | — | 1994-08-02 |
| HANDLEY, Richard John | Director | 1994-08-02 | 2000-10-20 |
| HARDY, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2006-10-19 | 2015-10-21 |
| HOBBS, John Frederick | Director | 2009-10-29 | 2013-10-24 |
| HOBBS, John Frederick | Director | — | 1994-12-02 |
| HUMPHREYS, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2005-01-20 | 2019-04-29 |
| INMAN, Ian Garth | Director | 2009-10-29 | 2018-10-25 |
| JACKSON, Ursula Ingrid | Director | 1999-10-15 | 2005-10-20 |
| JONES, Roger Haydn | Director | 1994-08-02 | 2003-10-17 |
| KEYMER, Ian Frank, Dr | Director | — | 1995-09-01 |
| KHAMBATTA, Valerie June | Director | 1995-09-01 | 2000-10-20 |
| KING, Warren Francis Vernon | Director | 1999-10-15 | 2005-10-20 |
| KNIGHTS, Christopher Robin | Director | 2002-10-18 | 2008-10-16 |
| LEECH, Anthony Robert | Director | 2011-10-20 | 2017-10-26 |
| LIDDLE, Alice Brigham | Director | 2016-10-27 | 2025-11-06 |
| LUCKING, Robert Stephen | Director | 2021-10-14 | 2024-11-07 |
| MACFARLANE, Simon Warren | Director | — | 1997-10-18 |
| MACKINTOSH, Anne | Director | — | 1996-09-13 |
| MACMULLEN, Richard John Charlton | Director | 1994-08-02 | 1997-10-18 |
| MCNAUGHT, Keith James | Director | 2010-10-21 | 2016-10-27 |
| MORRISS, Veronica Elizabeth | Director | 2011-10-20 | 2013-10-24 |
| NORTH, David Ian | Director | 1995-09-01 | 2000-10-20 |
| NORTON, Philip Ross | Director | 2011-10-20 | 2019-10-18 |
| NOYAU, Diana | Director | 2005-10-20 | 2008-10-16 |
| PEET, Timothy, Dr | Director | 2008-10-16 | 2011-04-14 |
| PEET, Timothy, Dr | Director | 1998-12-18 | 2007-10-18 |
| PRICE, Jeff, Dr | Director | 2014-10-24 | 2023-10-19 |
| RANDALL, Geoffrey | Director | 2011-10-20 | 2019-10-18 |
| ROBERTS, Ann Virgina | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2018-10-25 |
| ROE, Susan | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2024-11-07 |
| SHAW, Martin | Director | 2002-01-18 | 2015-10-21 |
| SHUTES, Jonathan Charles, Dr | Director | — | 1995-09-01 |
| SNAPE, John William George | Director | 2005-10-20 | 2012-10-18 |
| SNAPE, John William George | Director | 1993-05-27 | 2004-10-21 |
| SULLIVAN, Frances Mary | Director | — | 1994-08-02 |
| THOMPSON, David, Mr. | Director | 2015-01-08 | 2019-10-18 |
| TOMS, Michael Patrick | Director | 2016-10-27 | 2019-10-18 |
| TRICKER, Clive Nicholas | Director | 1995-09-01 | 1998-10-16 |
| TURNER, Angela Judith | Director | 1998-10-16 | 2007-10-18 |
| TURNER, Angela Judith | Director | — | 1993-05-27 |
| TYRRELL, Heather Jane | Director | 2017-10-26 | 2020-11-19 |
| WAKES MILLER, Clive, Dr | Director | 2002-10-18 | 2011-10-20 |
| WATKINSON, Andrew, Dr | Director | — | 1995-09-01 |
| WHITEMAN, Lyndsay | Director | 2019-04-29 | 2026-01-05 |
| WILLIAMS, Kenneth Robert | Director | 2003-10-17 | 2013-10-24 |
| WINGATE, Richard Dan | Director | 2000-10-20 | 2010-10-21 |
| WOODRUFF, Neil William, Rev | Director | 1999-10-15 | 2002-10-18 |
| YALLOP, Adrian | Director | 1998-10-16 | 2002-10-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 291 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.