01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 3 January 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00733321
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £7,527,235
- Latest expenditure
- £7,428,418
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CRICKLEPIT MILL, COMMERCIAL ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 4AB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.devonwildlifetrust.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Devon Wildlife Trust works to achieve its charitable purpose of a Devon rich in wildlife by:securing wildlife rich habitat under sound management, challenging thinking and practices which have a negative impact on species and habitats andencouraging people to understand and value wildlife.
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
- 29 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,527,235
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,428,418
- 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
- 20 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,074,111
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,222,164
- 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
- 8 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,751,985
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,462,899
- 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
- 9 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,773,185
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,156,394
- 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
- 16 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £5,504,974
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,516,676
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
- 29 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,527,235
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,428,418
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 28
- Count Govt Grants
- £43
- Income From Government Contracts
- 178284
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,094,133
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 700
- 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
- 20 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,074,111
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,222,164
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 17
- Count Govt Grants
- £43
- Income From Government Contracts
- 131956
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,096,668
- 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Volunteers
- 515
- 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
- 8 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,751,985
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,462,899
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 28
- Count Govt Grants
- £31
- Income From Government Contracts
- 152036
- Income From Government Grants
- £736,287
- 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
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 500
- 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
- 9 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,773,185
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,156,394
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 13
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £46
- Income From Government Contracts
- 95888
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,016,704
- 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
- 0
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 350
- 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
- 16 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £5,504,974
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,516,676
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 11
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £46
- Income From Government Contracts
- 28399
- Income From Government Grants
- £959,186
- 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 Volunteers
- 1500
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
- 29 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2883606
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 481450
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4029684
- Income Investments
- 30719
- Income Other
- 101776
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7527235
- Income Legacies
- 847280
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £980,926
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,447,492
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7428418
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3306
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 45535
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 751831
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 346125
- Gain Loss Investment
- -40497
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,401,471
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9121130
- Assets Own Use
- 7464929
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1656201
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,860,559
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £737,402
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,244,287
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 737402
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,305,326
- Funds Endowment
- 1143234
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5546923
- Funds Restricted
- 4554130
- Funds Total
- 11244287
- Count Employees
- 109
- 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
- 20 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2298688
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 422493
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3304281
- Income Investments
- 46690
- Income Other
- 1959
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6074111
- Income Legacies
- 448210
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £803,832
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,418,332
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6222164
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 63755
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 96165
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 288880
- Gain Loss Investment
- 102040
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,035,091
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9071446
- Assets Own Use
- 7491263
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1580183
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,889,732
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £774,661
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,186,517
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 774661
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £895,063
- Funds Endowment
- 1234355
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5200193
- Funds Restricted
- 4751969
- Funds Total
- 11186517
- Count Employees
- 103
- 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
- 8 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2111760
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 407535
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3195584
- Income Investments
- 25158
- Income Other
- 11948
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5751985
- Income Legacies
- 329790
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £736,794
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,726,105
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5462899
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1195
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 37610
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 212235
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 232005
- Gain Loss Investment
- -106560
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £607,150
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8237331
- Assets Own Use
- 6762326
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1475005
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,820,752
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £825,039
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,233,044
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 825039
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,020,853
- Funds Endowment
- 1232930
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5379718
- Funds Restricted
- 4620396
- Funds Total
- 11233044
- Count Employees
- 93
- 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
- 9 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2496262
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 407363
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2779521
- Income Investments
- 12745
- Income Other
- 77294
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5773185
- Income Legacies
- 461321
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £809,770
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,346,624
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5156394
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 33622
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 222557
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 202489
- Gain Loss Investment
- 30583
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £801,205
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8223131
- Assets Own Use
- 6875510
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1347621
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,567,231
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £739,844
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,050,518
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 739844
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,341,945
- Funds Endowment
- 1248230
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5558093
- Funds Restricted
- 4244195
- Funds Total
- 11050518
- Count Employees
- 84
- 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
- 16 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2528057
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 350946
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2421839
- Income Investments
- 8796
- Income Other
- 195336
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5504974
- Income Legacies
- 788162
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £702,966
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,813,710
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4516676
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3956
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 33137
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 107334
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 178344
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1869
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 56497
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £987,173
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6833512
- Assets Own Use
- 6115162
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 718350
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,164,595
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £732,447
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,265,660
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 732447
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,983,048
- Funds Endowment
- 1258093
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5123082
- Funds Restricted
- 3884485
- Funds Total
- 10265660
- Count Employees
- 86
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Devon
- 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
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DEVON WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2016-02-17T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1036955
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1036955
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE HAWTHORN TRUST
- Charity Name
- DEVON WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- 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
- DEVON WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-01-03T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/08/1962AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/05/1965AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/06/1987AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/11/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/10/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/11/2003AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22/11/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/11/2012 as amended on 20 Nov 2025
- Charitable Objects
- 1) TO CONSERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF DEVON AND OTHER PLACES OBJECTS AND CREATURES OF ORNITHOLOGICAL, ENTOMOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INTEREST, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING THE BIODIVERSITY OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHERE IT SHALL BE CHARITABLE TO DO SO;2) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF BIODIVERSITY.
- Area Of Benefit
- DEVON
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 99965
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE DEVON WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 99968
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE DEVON WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 99960
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE DEVON TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management