YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
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Cash
£3.1m
+21.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£18m
+2.4% vs 2024
Employees
191
+2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£427k
+6.8% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST·Consumer Discretionary median
YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST·Consumer Discretionary median
YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST·Consumer Discretionary median
YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST·Consumer Discretionary median
YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £14,037,646 | £16,560,076 | +18% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £399,499 | £426,549 | +6.8% | |
| Net profit | £399,499 | £426,549 | +6.8% | |
| Cash | £2,565,617 | £3,123,926 | +21.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,136,789 | £18,520,691 | +2.1% | |
| Net assets | £17,771,267 | £18,198,617 | +2.4% | |
| Equity | £17,771,267 | £18,198,617 | +2.4% | |
| Average employees | 186 | 191 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | £4,665,123 | £4,906,509 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £283,786 | £307,725 | +8.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 2.8% | 2.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.4% | 15.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.50x | 2.53x |
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. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST 2007-12-17 → present
- YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED(THE) 1983-11-10 → 2007-12-17
- YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS'TRUST LIMITED(THE) 1946-05-02 → 1983-11-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trust has sufficient resources to continue to operate and there are no material uncertainties regarding the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST · parent
- Yorkshire Wildlife Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 109 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Ceri Jane | Secretary | 2024-12-17 | — | — |
| ABBAS, Nabil | Director | 2022-10-27 | May 1975 | British |
| ARMITAGE, Michael | Director | 2020-12-08 | Mar 1962 | British |
| BRAMLEY, Neil Robert | Director | 2024-10-27 | Jul 1983 | British |
| DIMITROPOULOU, Anna | Director | 2024-10-27 | Jan 1985 | Greek |
| GRAHAM, Michael | Director | 2022-10-27 | Jul 1956 | British |
| MEADOWS, Peter | Director | 2022-10-27 | Jun 1994 | British |
| PERKS, Nicholas Graham Alaric | Director | 2020-12-08 | Jun 1973 | British |
| ROCKETT, Suzannah | Director | 2024-10-27 | Oct 1983 | British |
| SMART, Penelope Jane, Dr | Director | 2022-10-27 | Feb 1958 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Ceri Jane, Dr | Director | 2022-10-27 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 109 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATHERDEN, Margaret Ann, Dr | Secretary | 2003-10-15 | 2008-11-19 |
| BANWELL, Graham | Secretary | 1997-03-20 | 1999-10-09 |
| FARNELL, Louise | Secretary | 2015-07-28 | 2018-04-20 |
| FLEMING, Joseph Anthony | Secretary | 1999-10-09 | 2000-10-16 |
| HARTLEY, Margaret Mary | Secretary | 2008-11-19 | 2011-10-22 |
| HARTLEY, Margaret Mary | Secretary | — | 1994-12-14 |
| LONGRIDGE, Robert Michael | Secretary | 2000-10-16 | 2003-10-15 |
| NEWBOULD, John Anthony | Secretary | 1994-12-15 | 1997-10-25 |
| PACKER, Christine | Secretary | 2020-12-08 | 2022-12-20 |
| PERKS, Nicholas Graham Alaeric | Secretary | 2022-12-20 | 2024-12-17 |
| TRIPP, Richard | Secretary | 2018-04-20 | 2020-12-08 |
| WRIGHT, Alison Sarah Louise | Secretary | 2011-11-15 | 2015-07-27 |
| ADAMS, Dunstan | Director | 1996-07-24 | 1999-03-20 |
| ADAMS, Robert | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2014-10-09 |
| ATHERDEN, Margaret Ann, Dr | Director | 2001-10-06 | 2010-10-23 |
| ATKINSON, Ralph Edward Haley | Director | — | 1998-10-31 |
| BANWELL, Graham | Director | 1995-10-28 | 2001-10-06 |
| BANWELL, Jean Lilian | Director | 1995-10-28 | 2001-10-06 |
| BARRACLOUGH, Andrew Keith, Dr | Director | 2006-10-21 | 2012-10-20 |
| BOATMAN, Derrick John, Dr | Director | — | 1998-10-31 |
| BOTTRELL, Katy Claire | Director | 1992-10-24 | 1996-08-08 |
| BULLOCK, Douglas Keith | Director | 1997-07-23 | 1998-07-06 |
| BURGESS, Paul Sebastian | Director | 2008-11-08 | 2014-10-09 |
| BUTCHER, Sarah | Director | 2006-10-21 | 2007-07-19 |
| BUXTON, William Darren | Director | 1998-10-31 | 2001-10-06 |
| CHAPMAN, Albert Ronald | Director | — | 1994-11-24 |
| CLARKE, Anthony Paul | Director | 2009-11-14 | 2014-12-08 |
| COOKE, Mike | Director | 2015-12-16 | 2021-04-30 |
| COUNSELL, David | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2022-10-27 |
| DEARING, Philip | Director | 1994-11-23 | 1997-03-20 |
| DONNER, Richard John | Director | 2010-10-23 | 2017-10-14 |
| DONNER, Richard John | Director | — | 2009-11-14 |
| FARNELL, Louise | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2022-10-15 |
| FITTER, Alastair Hugh, Professor | Director | 2015-12-16 | 2024-10-24 |
| FITTER, Alastair Hugh, Professor | Director | 2010-10-23 | 2013-10-13 |
| FLEMING, Joseph Anthony | Director | 1996-10-25 | 2001-04-06 |
| GILLING, Lancelot Cyril Gilbert | Director | — | 1994-11-24 |
| GRAHMSHAW, Audrey Mary | Director | — | 1994-11-24 |
| GRIFFITH, George Ernest | Director | — | 1993-11-30 |
| HALL, Jean April | Director | — | 1995-01-15 |
| HALL, Paddy John Creighton | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2023-10-31 |
| HALPIN, Edward Francis, Professor | Director | 2009-11-14 | 2014-10-09 |
| HARTLEY, Margaret Mary | Director | 2006-10-21 | 2011-10-22 |
| HARTLEY, Margaret Mary | Director | 1997-10-25 | 2000-10-16 |
| HARTLEY, Margaret Mary | Director | — | 1994-12-14 |
| HOLDSWORTH, Rebecca | Director | 2020-12-08 | 2022-05-16 |
| HOLMAN, Timothy Richard Francis | Director | 1993-10-30 | 1994-11-29 |
| HUTCHINSON, Kendrick Stuart | Director | 1999-10-09 | 2002-10-05 |
| HUTCHINSON, Wendy Anne | Director | 1993-10-30 | 2002-10-05 |
| JACKSON, Gordon | Director | 2001-10-06 | 2004-10-09 |
| JACKSON, Helen Mary | Director | — | 2008-11-08 |
| JAGO, Maddalena Elizabeth | Director | 2008-11-08 | 2009-04-06 |
| JUPP, Sarah Ann | Director | 2000-10-07 | 2006-10-21 |
| KEEBLE, Michael Leonard | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| KENT, Michael John | Director | 1995-10-25 | 1998-10-31 |
| KENT, Michael John | Director | — | 1994-11-23 |
| LAWTON, John Hartley, Sir | Director | 2007-10-20 | 2014-10-09 |
| LONGRIDGE, Robert Michael | Director | 1999-10-09 | 2003-10-15 |
| MACARTHUR, John Dunro | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2018-07-27 |
| MACARTHUR, John Dunro | Director | 1995-10-28 | 2008-11-08 |
| MACINTOSH, Colin | Director | 2012-10-20 | 2015-07-09 |
| MARTIN, Peter Mcalister | Director | — | 1994-07-11 |
| MATHER, John Robert | Director | — | 1996-10-26 |
| MCLAREN, Charles Angus Norrie | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2016-11-08 |
| MEADS, Warren Dennis | Director | 1998-07-22 | 2010-10-23 |
| MELHVISH, Jeremy John | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| MENDUS, Andrew | Director | 2010-10-23 | 2018-10-14 |
| MILBANK BART, Anthony Frederick, Sir | Director | 2000-03-21 | 2003-10-11 |
| MILLARD, Andrew Vincent, Doctor | Director | 1997-10-25 | 2003-10-11 |
| MISSIN, Robert Edward | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2018-10-14 |
| MITCHELL, Roger David | Director | — | 1998-11-02 |
| MOFFATT, Dennis Alwyn, Father Deacon | Director | — | 2006-06-17 |
| MUIR, Hilda | Director | 1999-10-09 | 2008-06-05 |
| NEWBOULD, John Anthony | Director | — | 1997-03-20 |
| O'VASTAR, Adrian Martin | Director | 1996-10-25 | 2005-10-15 |
| OWEN, Alice | Director | 2001-10-06 | 2004-05-17 |
| PACKER, Christine | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2022-10-15 |
| PEARSON, Peter | Director | — | 2001-10-06 |
| PEEL, William James Robert, The Earl | Director | — | 1996-10-26 |
| PRATT, Mark James | Director | 2007-10-20 | 2013-10-12 |
| PROCTOR, David | Director | 1992-10-24 | 2000-10-16 |
| RANDLE, Martin | Director | 2015-12-16 | 2024-10-27 |
| RAYNER, John David, Dr | Director | — | 2009-11-14 |
| ROYLE, Joanna | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2022-10-15 |
| SCAIFE, Gordon | Director | 2011-10-22 | 2014-10-09 |
| SCHOLFIELD, Vanessa | Director | 2012-10-20 | 2016-07-21 |
| SHARP, Anthony Richard, Mr. | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| SHARROD, David John | Director | 1998-10-31 | 2010-10-23 |
| SIMMONS, Paul, Dr | Director | 1996-10-26 | 2010-10-23 |
| SINGH, Gurdev | Director | 2017-03-08 | 2025-10-31 |
| SMITH, David Charles | Director | 1992-10-24 | 1995-10-31 |
| SUMMERS, David Smuel | Director | 1993-10-30 | 1994-07-06 |
| TAYLOR, Anne | Director | 2012-10-20 | 2014-10-09 |
| THARRATT, Alan Norman | Director | 2004-10-19 | 2007-10-20 |
| THOMAS, Philip George | Director | 2005-10-15 | 2008-11-08 |
| THOMPSON, Michael James Atkinson | Director | — | 1996-10-26 |
| TIERNEY, Henry Gerald | Director | 2003-10-11 | 2006-10-21 |
| TIERNEY, Sally | Director | 2006-10-21 | 2012-10-20 |
| TRIPP, Richard Edward | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2023-10-31 |
| TUCK, Johanna Susan | Director | 2004-10-09 | 2006-02-01 |
| VICKERY, Carolyn Louise | Director | 2008-11-08 | 2014-10-09 |
| WATSON, Joy Carolyn | Director | 1994-10-29 | 1998-10-31 |
| WEBB, Joanna Flower | Director | 2016-10-26 | 2024-10-27 |
| WHITTAKER, Irene | Director | 1996-03-22 | 1999-10-09 |
| WHITTAKER, Irene | Director | 1992-10-24 | 1995-10-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter | Director | 2010-10-23 | 2012-10-20 |
| WILLIAMSON, Hugh | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2022-05-16 |
| WILLOTT, John | Director | 2010-10-23 | 2012-10-20 |
| WRIGHT, Alison Sarah Louise | Director | 2008-11-08 | 2015-07-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 331 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-31 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.