01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 22 September 1962
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00638666
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £9,953,036
- Latest expenditure
- £9,725,012
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Essex Wildlife Trust, Joan Elliot Visitor Centre, Abbotts Hall Farm, Maldon Road, Great Wigborough, COLCHEST
Website recorded by the regulator: www.essexwt.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The three main areas of activity are the management of nature reserves, conservation, and people and wildlife. All these activities aim to promote conservation and encourage sustainability in a wide audience.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £9,953,036
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,725,012
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £9,226,032
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,563,749
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £8,385,673
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,774,116
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £8,615,267
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,371,748
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 September 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £10,040,194
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,399,306
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 13 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £9,953,036
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,725,012
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Grants
- £541,386
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2017
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £9,226,032
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,563,749
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £13
- Income From Government Grants
- £618,145
- 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 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1764
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 4 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £8,385,673
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,774,116
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- 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
- 5
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2239
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 11 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £8,615,267
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,371,748
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 108278
- Income From Government Grants
- £512,937
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2058
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 13 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £10,040,194
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,399,306
- 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
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 123458
- Income From Government Grants
- £443,403
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1500
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 13 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4591908
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3049367
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1873787
- Income Investments
- 437974
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9953036
- Income Legacies
- 1997386
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,785,592
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,939,420
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9725012
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 34788
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 57920
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2772554
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 622584
- Gain Loss Investment
- -212871
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 18375
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 1359721
- Reserves
- £5,481,463
- Assets Total Fixed
- 27320713
- Assets Own Use
- 15406655
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 11914058
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -255277
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,872,046
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £793,139
- Assets Current Investment
- 963702
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £31,144,343
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 665014
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 128125
- Assets Cash
- £818,744
- Funds Endowment
- 801425
- Funds Unrestricted
- 11016877
- Funds Restricted
- 19326041
- Funds Total
- 31144343
- Count Employees
- 203
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4647861
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2971175
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1158558
- Income Investments
- 448438
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9226032
- Income Legacies
- 1847660
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,954,890
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,608,859
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10563749
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 45685
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 39970
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2840869
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 628937
- Gain Loss Investment
- 663835
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -347068
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -147000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,147,884
- Assets Total Fixed
- 23449753
- Assets Own Use
- 14831301
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 8618452
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -303999
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,468,772
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,343,750
- Assets Current Investment
- 110394
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £25,270,776
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1343750
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £348,882
- Funds Endowment
- 3044271
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7116974
- Funds Restricted
- 15109531
- Funds Total
- 25270776
- Count Employees
- 201
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 4 September 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2631259
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2690577
- Income Investments
- 348801
- Income Other
- 2715036
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8385673
- Income Legacies
- 908807
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,876,145
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,897,971
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9774116
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 30901
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 85650
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2208532
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 622646
- Gain Loss Investment
- -1802208
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -32131
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,883,200
- Assets Total Fixed
- 27362886
- Assets Own Use
- 15252697
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 12110189
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 18767
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,781,809
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,050,319
- Assets Current Investment
- 1834530
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £31,113,143
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 977982
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 72337
- Assets Cash
- £531,933
- Funds Endowment
- 2916615
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8330986
- Funds Restricted
- 19865542
- Funds Total
- 31113143
- Count Employees
- 191
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 11 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4151414
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1882169
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2183469
- Income Investments
- 398215
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8615267
- Income Legacies
- 1391232
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,234,497
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,137,251
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8371748
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 12184
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 60419
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2066220
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 496171
- Gain Loss Investment
- 975075
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 138199
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £9,706,169
- Assets Total Fixed
- 30178627
- Assets Own Use
- 15606648
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 14571979
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 25678
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,958,277
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £566,430
- Assets Current Investment
- 2063165
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £34,596,152
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 488100
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 78330
- Assets Cash
- £788,456
- Funds Endowment
- 3248490
- Funds Unrestricted
- 13360744
- Funds Restricted
- 17986918
- Funds Total
- 34596152
- Count Employees
- 141
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 13 September 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5827992
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1540634
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2212655
- Income Investments
- 458913
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10040194
- Income Legacies
- 3655053
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,808,891
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,590,415
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7399306
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 11120
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 55184
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1665004
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 367332
- Gain Loss Investment
- 691224
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -14302
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,616,279
- Assets Total Fixed
- 28708462
- Assets Own Use
- 15307811
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13400651
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -144838
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,174,824
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £499,089
- Assets Current Investment
- 3263703
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £33,239,359
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 457795
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 41294
- Assets Cash
- £138,985
- Funds Endowment
- 3068482
- Funds Unrestricted
- 12781782
- Funds Restricted
- 17389095
- Funds Total
- 33239359
- Count Employees
- 136
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED
- 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
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 OCTOBER 1959 AMENDED 21 MAY 1971, 24 MAY 1977, 21 MAY 1985, 2 JUNE 1987, 6 JUNE 1989, 12 JUNE 1990, 8 JUNE 1993, 18 JUNE 2002 , 3 JULY 2004 AND 10 JUNE 2006 AND 7 JUNE 2008. as amended on 22 Oct 2022
- Charitable Objects
- 1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE CONSERVATION MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF:(I) WILDLIFE AND ITS HABITATS;(II) PLACES OF NATURAL BEAUTY(III) PLACES OF ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST(IV) FEATURES OF LANDSCAPE WITH GEOGRAPHICAL, PHYSIOGRAPHICAL, OR AMENITY VALUEIN ANY WAYS THAT ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN WAYS THAT FURTHER BIODIVERSITY2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN:(I) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT(II) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS PRIMARILY DEFINED AS "DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS" [BRUNDTLAND COMMISSION]
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures