01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 20 February 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00732511
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £7,647,715
- Latest expenditure
- £6,566,032
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CORNWALL WILDLIFE TRUST, FIVE ACRES, ALLET, TRURO, TR4 9DJ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
RECORD, STUDY AND PROTECT PLACES AND OBJECTS OF ORNITHOLOGICAL, ENTOMOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST, OR OF NATURAL BEAUTY; OWN AND MANAGE NATURE RESERVES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND CONTROL OF PLANTS AND WILD CREATURES LIVING THEREIN; PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND ENCOURAGE STUDY AND RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES.
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
- 7 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,647,715
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,566,032
- 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
- 18 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,869,614
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,748,260
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,331,181
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,525,460
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,915,671
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,599,610
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,613,201
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,109,307
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
- 7 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,647,715
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,566,032
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 26199
- Income From Government Grants
- £621,000
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 750
- 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
- 18 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,869,614
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,748,260
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 46600
- Income From Government Grants
- £261,954
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1316
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,331,181
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,525,460
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 6
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 105685
- Income From Government Grants
- £744,853
- 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
- 1500
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,915,671
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,599,610
- 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
- 4
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £21
- Income From Government Contracts
- 99418
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,770,572
- 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
- 2400
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 21 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,613,201
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,109,307
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £23
- Income From Government Contracts
- 49137
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,155,333
- 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
- 1400
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
- 7 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1498986
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1349607
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4677255
- Income Investments
- 33572
- Income Other
- 88295
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7647715
- Income Legacies
- 358427
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,973,099
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,592,933
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6566032
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 209373
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 808952
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 179500
- Gain Loss Investment
- 455
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,620,295
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8058052
- Assets Own Use
- 8000421
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 57631
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,185,987
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £802,090
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £12,441,949
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 745912
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 56178
- Assets Cash
- £3,515,660
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3532835
- Funds Restricted
- 8909114
- Funds Total
- 12441949
- Count Employees
- 113
- 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
- 18 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1582543
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1193056
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2967242
- Income Investments
- 27820
- Income Other
- 98953
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5869614
- Income Legacies
- 430089
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,505,989
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,242,271
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5748260
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 183403
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 192417
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 148830
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2907
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,879,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7832625
- Assets Own Use
- 7776676
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 55949
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,024,349
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £497,163
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,359,811
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 421651
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 75512
- Assets Cash
- £2,895,940
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3166159
- Funds Restricted
- 8193652
- Funds Total
- 11359811
- Count Employees
- 99
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1611788
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 853258
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4839772
- Income Investments
- 13362
- Income Other
- 13001
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7331181
- Income Legacies
- 565327
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,377,580
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,147,880
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5525460
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 40840
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 461864
- Expenditure Governance
- 178347
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 128542
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 16757
- Gain Loss Investment
- -5550
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,934,581
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7154551
- Assets Own Use
- 7101509
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 53042
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,975,005
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,535,116
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,594,440
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1434474
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 100642
- Assets Cash
- £2,946,504
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3038609
- Funds Restricted
- 7555831
- Funds Total
- 10594440
- Count Employees
- 110
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1098133
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1434210
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3300350
- Income Investments
- 12089
- Income Other
- 70889
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5915671
- Income Legacies
- 418184
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,376,274
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,223,336
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5599610
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 12823
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1069248
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 28036
- Gain Loss Investment
- 908
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £955,687
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5374279
- Assets Own Use
- 5315686
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 58593
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,438,631
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,018,641
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,794,269
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 892996
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 125645
- Assets Cash
- £2,320,462
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2555310
- Funds Restricted
- 6238959
- Funds Total
- 8794269
- Count Employees
- 82
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 21 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1159132
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1037652
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2374402
- Income Investments
- 7748
- Income Other
- 34267
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4613201
- Income Legacies
- 456005
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,043,140
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,066,167
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4109307
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11710
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 958951
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 122202
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2586
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £927,509
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5021581
- Assets Own Use
- 4963906
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 57675
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,028,658
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £572,939
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,477,300
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 420541
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 152398
- Assets Cash
- £2,314,900
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1915193
- Funds Restricted
- 6562107
- Funds Total
- 8477300
- Count Employees
- 77
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cornwall
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Cornwall 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
- Cornwall Wildlife Trust
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-02-20T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15TH AUGUST 1962 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 30TH APRIL 1983 as amended on 12 Dec 2020 as amended on 20 Sep 2021 as amended on 25 Nov 2021 as amended on 04 Feb 2022 as amended on 25 Mar 2022 as amended on 20 Jun 2022
- Charitable Objects
- To promote for the benefit of the public (in particular but not exclusively in Cornwall):(1) the conservation, protection, improvement and advancement of the physical and natural environment and its processes including through the promotion of biodiversity;(2) to advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment and the principles and practices of sustainable development and biodiversity conservation; and(3) to promote, facilitate and publish research in the natural sciences including but not limited to nature study, ecology, and geology.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 127100
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE CORNWALL TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 127095
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CORNWALL WILDLIFE TRUST
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- 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
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures