STAFFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1M
+117.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£14M
+36.7% vs 2024
Employees
120,000
-9.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,096,000 | £974,000 | -11.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £2,187,000 | £182,000 | -91.7% | |
| Cash | £978,000 | £2,125,000 | +117.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,358,000 | £14,147,000 | +36.6% | |
| Net assets | £10,344,000 | £14,144,000 | +36.7% | |
| Equity | £10,344,000 | £14,144,000 | +36.7% | |
| Average employees | 133,000 | 120,000 | -9.8% | |
| Wages | £2,164,000 | £2,045,000 | -5.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £305,000 | £279,000 | -8.5% |
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 | 199.5% | 18.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.7% | 3.1% | |
| Current ratio | 6.95x | 18.60x |
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
- STAFFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED 1994-06-17 → present
- THE STAFFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED 1989-11-09 → 1994-06-17
- STAFFORDSHIRE NATURE CONSERVATION TRUST LIMITED (THE) 1969-08-05 → 1989-11-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Dains Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following remedial action being taken in April 2024, the unrestricted profit and loss account returned to a surplus in 2024/25. Despite a challenging economic climate this has remained the case throughout the year and since the year end, and current forecasts predict this to continue for the foreseeable future. Free reserves at the year end were slightly above the target level set in the financial reserves policy. As such, the trustees are confident that the charity will remain a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- STAFFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED · parent
- Staffordshire Wildlife Trading Limited
- Staffordshire Ecological Services Limited
Significant events
- “acquired a new reserve near the Roaches in January 2025.”
- “Staffordshire Wildlife Trust was awarded "Responsible Body" status by DEFRA, the first Wildlife Trust to attain this”
- “closure of Westport Lake Visitor Centre during the year was a disappointment”
- “launched several projects connecting people to nature; Nature in Your Neighbourhood, City Nature Challenge and Next Door Nature, as well as setting up community groups. We also took part in the "Restore Nature Now" march in London”
- “New land is especially important for rare waxcap fungi and does not have any special protection on it, so we were very keen to purchase the land. To fund the land, we used a legacy provided to us by the late David Aldred. The new land will be called Aldred's Pastures, in recognition of Mr Aldred's support and generous gift to the Trust.”
- “sound of bittern booming on Doxey Marshes for the first time in 100 years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HACKNEY, Paul Andrew | Secretary | 2015-06-29 | — | — |
| BICKLEY, Lucy | Director | 2024-06-24 | Jul 1995 | British |
| COLLIER, Jennie Alexandra | Director | 2025-12-15 | Apr 1980 | British |
| DOWNING, Ian | Director | 2015-04-27 | Aug 1953 | British |
| GLAISHER, Alison Mary | Director | 2018-11-26 | Jul 1952 | British |
| HACKNEY, Paul Andrew | Director | 2015-06-21 | Apr 1954 | British |
| JONES, Garry | Director | 2025-07-15 | Oct 1981 | British |
| LANCASTER, Elliott Albert | Director | 2018-10-30 | Jan 1997 | English |
| MARTIN, Paul | Director | 2025-12-15 | Jun 1981 | British |
| PEARS, John Stuart | Director | 2025-06-30 | Sep 1959 | British |
| SMITH, Stephen Michael | Director | 2020-11-24 | Jan 1961 | British |
| STODDART, Annabel Louise | Director | 2025-12-15 | Apr 1970 | British |
| WALL, Matthew Anthony | Director | 2025-09-01 | May 1989 | British |
| WHEAT, Alana Kate | Director | 2020-07-27 | Mar 1999 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALLAGHAN, Patricia | Secretary | 2007-09-06 | 2012-09-06 |
| DE VISME, Guy, Doctor | Secretary | — | 1993-09-22 |
| HUNTER, David | Secretary | 1993-09-22 | 2007-09-06 |
| PRICE, Bernard Albert | Secretary | 2012-09-06 | 2015-06-29 |
| ALCOCK, Ralph | Director | 2006-09-07 | 2007-09-06 |
| BOWEN, Alison Dawn | Director | 2023-01-30 | 2023-07-29 |
| BRADE, Peter George | Director | 1996-07-29 | 2000-12-18 |
| BURKINSHAW, Jay | Director | 1993-09-22 | 2003-06-21 |
| BURKINSHAW, Philip Michael, Dr | Director | 1993-09-22 | 1996-06-05 |
| CALLAGHAN, Patricia | Director | — | 2012-09-06 |
| CARR, Suzanne Margaret | Director | 2010-09-09 | 2020-01-27 |
| CLARK, Hugh Victor | Director | 2013-06-15 | 2015-06-21 |
| COLLISON, Simon Anthony | Director | 1996-06-05 | 1998-06-03 |
| COOK, Vincent Paul | Director | 1993-09-22 | 1994-05-25 |
| CRADDOCK, Bevan | Director | 1996-06-05 | 1998-06-03 |
| DAVENPORT, Anthony Henry | Director | 1993-09-22 | 2004-09-04 |
| DEAN, Alan Jackson | Director | — | 2007-09-06 |
| DEAR, Graham | Director | 1993-09-22 | 1994-05-25 |
| DORE, Barry | Director | 2012-09-06 | 2016-05-21 |
| FRASER, Alison Gill | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2001-06-06 |
| GIFFARD, John William | Director | 2006-09-07 | 2013-06-15 |
| GRACIE, Keith Francis | Director | 1997-06-04 | 2014-12-30 |
| GREEN, Ruth, Dr | Director | 2012-04-02 | 2019-03-25 |
| GRIBBLE, Frank Colin | Director | — | 2000-06-07 |
| HAGAN, Julia Clare | Director | 2016-04-25 | 2018-07-31 |
| HAMILTON, Wayne | Director | 1993-09-22 | 1997-06-04 |
| HAYDON, Ernest Malcolm | Director | 1995-06-07 | 2004-09-04 |
| HIGGS, Richard Charles | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2023-05-01 |
| HOCKNEY, James Roger | Director | 2004-09-04 | 2006-09-07 |
| HOUGHTON, Sarah Emily | Director | 2023-01-30 | 2025-02-26 |
| HUNTER, David | Director | 1993-09-22 | 2012-03-28 |
| HUNTER, Philip John, Sir | Director | 2012-05-14 | 2012-05-14 |
| HUNTER, Philip John, Sir | Director | 2012-05-14 | 2018-11-26 |
| JONES, David John | Director | 1994-09-26 | 1998-06-03 |
| KELSALL, Rachel Louise | Director | 2016-02-29 | 2018-07-31 |
| KEMP, Christopher Malcolm Henry | Director | 2004-09-04 | 2013-06-15 |
| KERBY, Graham | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2006-09-07 |
| KINGHAN, Michael | Director | 1993-09-22 | 1996-01-27 |
| KNIGHT, Philip Beverley | Director | 1995-06-07 | 2015-06-21 |
| MACMILLAN, John Kenneth | Director | 2005-09-08 | 2009-10-04 |
| MACMILLAN, John Kenneth | Director | 1993-09-22 | 1999-12-13 |
| MCCOY, Meg Molly | Director | 2023-01-30 | 2025-07-28 |
| MITCHELL, Peter Kenneth | Director | 2009-10-05 | 2012-03-05 |
| PEMBERTON, Frederick James | Director | 1994-05-25 | 1996-06-05 |
| PRICE, Bernard Albert, Cbe | Director | 2003-09-29 | 2018-07-31 |
| PRINA, Mark Stephen | Director | 1993-09-22 | 1995-06-07 |
| RICHARDSON, Alan Scott | Director | 1998-06-03 | 2002-09-23 |
| ROBINSON, Christopher Rowland Hugh | Director | 2009-12-14 | 2013-11-18 |
| ROGERS, David Maurice | Director | 2018-10-30 | 2024-09-23 |
| SHIRLEY, Peter Robert | Director | 2006-09-07 | 2014-09-22 |
| SHORE, Philip Raymond | Director | 2018-05-14 | 2025-12-15 |
| SIMMONDS, Brona Marie | Director | 2010-09-09 | 2013-06-15 |
| SKINGSLEY, David Robert, Dr | Director | 2001-06-06 | 2003-06-21 |
| SMITH, Lynne | Director | 2006-09-07 | 2009-09-10 |
| SMITH, Vincent Damian | Director | 1995-06-07 | 2016-05-21 |
| STANNEY, John David | Director | 1995-06-07 | 2005-09-08 |
| STEPHENSON, Lisa | Director | 2017-08-17 | 2022-09-26 |
| SWALES, Michael Kidson | Director | — | 1995-06-07 |
| THOMAS, Peter Arthur, Dr | Director | 1993-09-22 | 2014-06-22 |
| TRIBBECK, Richard Arthur | Director | — | 1995-06-07 |
| WALKER, Judy | Director | 2003-09-29 | 2005-09-08 |
| WALKER, Michael Thomas | Director | 2012-09-06 | 2024-09-23 |
| WALL, David Michael | Director | 2004-09-04 | 2010-09-09 |
| WHITING, Geoffrey Gilbert | Director | 1993-09-22 | 1995-06-07 |
| WILLIAMS, Ivor Ernest | Director | — | 1992-03-16 |
| WILLIAMS, Tracy Ann | Director | 2015-01-26 | 2017-08-10 |
| WINDOWS, Peter Joseph | Director | 2013-06-15 | 2014-06-22 |
| YOUNG, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2013-06-15 | 2025-06-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 241 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-22 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.