01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 22 September 1962
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £43,656,581
- Latest expenditure
- £30,435,467
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: THE WILDLIFE TRUSTS, THE KILN, WATERSIDE, MATHER ROAD, NEWARK, NOTTINGH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.wildlifetrusts.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
RSWT's objects are to promote the conservation and study of nature, the promotion of research into such conservation and to educate the public in understanding and appreciating nature, in the awareness of its value and in the need for conservation. The Society primarily does this by supporting the work of The Wildlife Trusts to restore 'A Living Landscape' and secure 'Living Seas'.
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
- 23 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £43,656,581
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £30,435,467
- 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
- 19 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £32,728,807
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £28,702,349
- 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
- 23 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £26,648,131
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,173,980
- 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
- 28 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £18,576,996
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,184,032
- 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
- 24 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £18,057,653
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,774,046
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
- 23 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £43,656,581
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £30,435,467
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 30141
- Income From Government Grants
- £189,480
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- 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
- 19 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £32,728,807
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £28,702,349
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 70169
- Income From Government Grants
- £150,552
- 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
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 23 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £26,648,131
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,173,980
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 28 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £18,576,996
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,184,032
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 12953
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,068,417
- 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 Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 24 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £18,057,653
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,774,046
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,479,571
- 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 Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2
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
- 23 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 10629296
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 516794
- Income Charitable Activities
- 31626078
- Income Investments
- 880400
- Income Other
- 4013
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 43656581
- Income Legacies
- 904918
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £732,696
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £29,702,771
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 30435467
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 7025
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 17964494
- Expenditure Governance
- 276769
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1665141
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 38179
- Gain Loss Investment
- -23106
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -356666
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,432,790
- Assets Total Fixed
- 10479255
- Assets Own Use
- 509598
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 9969657
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -240437
- Assets Other Assets
- £33,821,084
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £9,228,824
- Assets Current Investment
- 14252775
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £34,831,078
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 8218324
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1010500
- Assets Cash
- £5,195,769
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 18288164
- Funds Restricted
- 16542914
- Funds Total
- 34831078
- Count Employees
- 134
- 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
- 19 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3665618
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 587587
- Income Charitable Activities
- 28025311
- Income Investments
- 450291
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 32728807
- Income Legacies
- 219654
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £693,812
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £28,008,537
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 28702349
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6404
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 18442004
- Expenditure Governance
- 156206
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1404366
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 58328
- Gain Loss Investment
- -157582
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -120731
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,723,523
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2044839
- Assets Own Use
- 252550
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1792289
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £29,282,176
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £9,337,278
- Assets Current Investment
- 12701273
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £21,989,737
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 9079899
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 257379
- Assets Cash
- £14,979,849
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8540820
- Funds Restricted
- 13448917
- Funds Total
- 21989737
- Count Employees
- 120
- 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
- 23 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3570356
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 589582
- Income Charitable Activities
- 22292895
- Income Investments
- 195298
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 26648131
- Income Legacies
- 387298
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £619,178
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £19,554,802
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 20173980
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6363
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 11137997
- Expenditure Governance
- 125773
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1294095
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 62995
- Gain Loss Investment
- -98312
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -93877
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,177,288
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1813062
- Assets Own Use
- 171952
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1641110
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £20,543,533
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,429,831
- Assets Current Investment
- 5526844
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,926,764
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4331204
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 98627
- Assets Cash
- £12,676,739
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7838135
- Funds Restricted
- 10088629
- Funds Total
- 17926764
- Count Employees
- 105
- 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
- 28 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3144039
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 602253
- Income Charitable Activities
- 14782201
- Income Investments
- 43478
- Income Other
- 5025
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 18576996
- Income Legacies
- 575994
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £481,928
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £16,702,104
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 17184032
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6429
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 10135940
- Expenditure Governance
- 186064
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1232144
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 51412
- Gain Loss Investment
- 48877
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 170614
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,967,583
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1957485
- Assets Own Use
- 211699
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1745786
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £15,438,295
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,750,978
- Assets Current Investment
- 4293198
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,644,802
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5505250
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 245728
- Assets Cash
- £7,700,968
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7830977
- Funds Restricted
- 3813825
- Funds Total
- 11644802
- Count Employees
- 90
- 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
- 24 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3341228
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3207803
- Income Charitable Activities
- 11441501
- Income Investments
- 51797
- Income Other
- 15324
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 18057653
- Income Legacies
- 994983
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £432,691
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £18,341,355
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 18774046
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4167
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 13348297
- Expenditure Governance
- 120536
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 967680
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 40029
- Gain Loss Investment
- 226882
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 55109
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,587,346
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1637343
- Assets Own Use
- 334006
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1303337
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -324455
- Assets Other Assets
- £15,368,117
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,647,652
- Assets Current Investment
- 3355266
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,033,353
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6384483
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 263169
- Assets Cash
- £8,841,241
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7189338
- Funds Restricted
- 2844015
- Funds Total
- 10033353
- Count Employees
- 69
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Isle Of Man
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-08-24T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1045167
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1045167
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE WILDLIFE TRUSTS WALES LIMITED
- Charity Name
- ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-07-17T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4028360
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1117878
- Assoc Charity Name
- NDANIFOR GARDENS UK TRUST
- Charity Name
- ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1962-09-22T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- ROYAL CHARTERS OF 20/09/1916 & 02/03/1976 AS AMENDED 18/02/1981, 19/07/1994, 19/05/1998, 10/12/2003, 04/04/2007 & BYE-LAWS DATED 02/03/1976 AS AMENDED 19/07/1994, 19/05/1998, 10/12/2003, 08/05/2008, 31/08/2010 & 1/8/2012 as amended on 26 Nov 2020 as amended on 27 Mar 2025
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE FOR THE PURPOSES OF STUDY AND RESEARCH AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF NATURE, THE AWARENESS OF ITS VALUE AND THE NEED FOR ITS CONSERVATION.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 266090
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE WILDLIFE TRUSTS
- Charity Name Id
- 266084
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RSWT
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures