01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 7 July 1961
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00688439
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £7,321,729
- Latest expenditure
- £5,438,332
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST, BROOKLANDS FARM, FORSTON, DORCHESTER, DT2 7AA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Our mission is to champion wildlife and natural places, to engage and inspire people and to promote sustainable living. We are working to conserve and enhance Dorset's rich and varied wildlife, delivering conservation gains through our network of nature reserves and wildlife sites and by engaging with communities, working with landowners, farmers, local authorities, business and young people.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,321,729
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,438,332
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,693,537
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,358,250
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,096,908
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,170,508
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £7,194,913
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,230,777
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,497,005
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,699,871
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 19 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,321,729
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,438,332
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 11
- Count Govt Grants
- £26
- Income From Government Contracts
- 111392
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,582,668
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 470
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,693,537
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,358,250
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £34
- Income From Government Contracts
- 5026828
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,561,580
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 471
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,096,908
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,170,508
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 9
- Count Govt Grants
- £33
- Income From Government Contracts
- 24365
- Income From Government Grants
- £740,115
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 471
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £7,194,913
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,230,777
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £37
- Income From Government Contracts
- 9987
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,082,659
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 462
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 9 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,497,005
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,699,871
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £46
- Income From Government Contracts
- 10050
- Income From Government Grants
- £870,741
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 105
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 19 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4180550
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 213515
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2733280
- Income Investments
- 165203
- Income Other
- 29181
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7321729
- Income Legacies
- 1603131
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,051,071
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,387,261
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5438332
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 27706
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 62695
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 944465
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 150903
- Gain Loss Investment
- 18680
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,080,664
- Assets Total Fixed
- 24891930
- Assets Own Use
- 19438448
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5453482
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,800,351
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,645,283
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £27,046,998
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1645283
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £954,738
- Funds Endowment
- 6228911
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7176912
- Funds Restricted
- 13641175
- Funds Total
- 27046998
- Count Employees
- 84
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 10593628
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 213832
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1766797
- Income Investments
- 91862
- Income Other
- 27818
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 12693937
- Income Legacies
- 1062081
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,079,008
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,279,242
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4358250
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 40833
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 106404
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 937064
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 120988
- Gain Loss Investment
- 192958
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,863,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 23518483
- Assets Own Use
- 18515920
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5002563
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,583,335
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,956,792
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £25,145,026
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2956792
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,573,098
- Funds Endowment
- 1345699
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5954047
- Funds Restricted
- 17845280
- Funds Total
- 25145026
- Count Employees
- 75
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3502928
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 226975
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1230790
- Income Investments
- 57450
- Income Other
- 78766
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5096909
- Income Legacies
- 1829076
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,032,433
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,138,075
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4170508
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 33552
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 50415
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 840637
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 114110
- Gain Loss Investment
- -134926
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,970,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14727303
- Assets Own Use
- 10719851
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4007452
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,107,759
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,219,179
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £16,615,883
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1219179
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,403,910
- Funds Endowment
- 1327126
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6121137
- Funds Restricted
- 9167620
- Funds Total
- 16615883
- Count Employees
- 71
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5755709
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 207334
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1159289
- Income Investments
- 37085
- Income Other
- 35496
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7194913
- Income Legacies
- 585520
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £834,898
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,395,879
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3230777
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 27749
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 64368
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 718513
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 108799
- Gain Loss Investment
- 104098
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,121,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14692848
- Assets Own Use
- 10758967
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3933881
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,179,790
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,047,935
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £15,824,703
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1037925
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 10010
- Assets Cash
- £833,919
- Funds Endowment
- 1353048
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5069551
- Funds Restricted
- 9402104
- Funds Total
- 15824703
- Count Employees
- 60
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 9 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2405875
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 81822
- Income Charitable Activities
- 938751
- Income Investments
- 36058
- Income Other
- 34499
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3497005
- Income Legacies
- 671230
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £717,474
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,982,397
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2699871
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 23456
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 42748
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 671555
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 110055
- Gain Loss Investment
- 384544
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,889,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9458255
- Assets Own Use
- 6928351
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2529904
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,476,488
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,177,102
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,757,641
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4161092
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 16010
- Assets Cash
- £1,756,846
- Funds Endowment
- 1315631
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4646623
- Funds Restricted
- 5795387
- Funds Total
- 11757641
- Count Employees
- 53
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-07-24T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3992768
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1094746
- Assoc Charity Name
- SOUTH WEST WILDLIFE TRUSTS
- Charity Name
- DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1961-07-07T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 8TH MARCH 1961 AS AMENDED 24TH OCTOBER 1985 AND 27TH OCTOBER 2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14 DEC 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 26 FEB 2018 as amended on 06 Dec 2021
- Charitable Objects
- 1.1.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BOTH ON LAND AND SEA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN DORSET BY: (A) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING NATURE RESERVES, WILDLIFE HABITATS AND NATURAL SPACES;(B) SURVEYING, RECORDING, RESEARCHING AND STUDYING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND(C) ENGAGING PEOPLE WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EVENTS, CENTRES, VOLUNTEERING AND/OR OTHER MEANS.1.1.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN AND INFORM THEM ABOUT THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND THE NATURAL SCIENCES BOTH ON LAND AND SEA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN DORSET BY:(A) PROVIDING WALKS, TALKS, EVENTS, MEETINGS, DIGITAL AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION; AND (B) ADVOCATING GOOD PRACTICE AND PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES AND WORKING.
- Area Of Benefit
- NATIONAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 172178
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE DORSET TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
- Charity Name Id
- 172157
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 172161
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE DORSET NATURALISTS TRUST LTD
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures