01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 4 June 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00724133
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £13,804,508
- Latest expenditure
- £6,387,114
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CUMBRIA WILDLIFE TRUST, PLUMGARTHS, CROOK ROAD, KENDAL, LA8 8LX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Cumbria Wildlife Trust is the only voluntary organisation solely devoted to the conservation of the wildlife and wild places of Cumbria. The Trust stands up for wildlife, creates wildlife havens, and seeks to raise environmental awareness.
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
- 17 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £13,804,508
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,387,114
- 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
- 17 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,757,274
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,998,740
- 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
- 25 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,768,482
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,422,365
- 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
- 23 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,185,245
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,272,256
- 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
- 2 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,011,673
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,917,917
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
- 17 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £13,804,508
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,387,114
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 7
- Count Govt Grants
- £47
- Income From Government Contracts
- 124559
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,595,759
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 757
- 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
- 17 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,757,274
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,998,740
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 9
- Count Govt Grants
- £42
- Income From Government Contracts
- 273592
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,651,123
- 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
- 1215
- 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
- 25 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,768,482
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,422,365
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £37
- Income From Government Contracts
- 25096
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,836,568
- 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
- 1058
- 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
- 23 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,185,245
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,272,256
- 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
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £40
- Income From Government Contracts
- 10325
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,636,829
- 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
- 1058
- 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
- 2 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,011,673
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,917,917
- 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
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £35
- Income From Government Contracts
- 10400
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,470,129
- 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
- 1380
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
- 17 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3415128
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 75819
- Income Charitable Activities
- 10121143
- Income Investments
- 180386
- Income Other
- 12032
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 13804508
- Income Legacies
- 265109
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £681,468
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,705,646
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6387114
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 79578
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 974125
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 121827
- Gain Loss Investment
- -29275
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £624,249
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13405185
- Assets Own Use
- 12121173
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1284012
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,782,401
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,234,061
- Assets Current Investment
- 3936707
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £18,953,525
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1234061
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £689,097
- Funds Endowment
- 74888
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4152616
- Funds Restricted
- 14726021
- Funds Total
- 18953525
- Count Employees
- 88
- 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
- 17 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2217550
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 71010
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3355410
- Income Investments
- 105270
- Income Other
- 8034
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5757274
- Income Legacies
- 573504
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £655,304
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,343,436
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4998740
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 65587
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 943085
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 103278
- Gain Loss Investment
- -33158
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £790,276
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6790844
- Assets Own Use
- 5477657
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1313187
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,169,186
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £646,634
- Assets Current Investment
- 1823159
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,313,396
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 637884
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 8750
- Assets Cash
- £1,220,890
- Funds Endowment
- 77984
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4396063
- Funds Restricted
- 6839349
- Funds Total
- 11313396
- Count Employees
- 82
- 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
- 25 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1366186
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 55897
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3290465
- Income Investments
- 49397
- Income Other
- 6537
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4768482
- Income Legacies
- 163943
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £545,685
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,876,680
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4422365
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 61240
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 760356
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 83687
- Gain Loss Investment
- -29560
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £668,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6719262
- Assets Own Use
- 5372917
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1346345
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,217,580
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £348,822
- Assets Current Investment
- 1664063
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,588,020
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 348822
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £635,042
- Funds Endowment
- 71368
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4276979
- Funds Restricted
- 6239673
- Funds Total
- 10588020
- Count Employees
- 72
- 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
- 23 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1474852
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 42660
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2653226
- Income Investments
- 11531
- Income Other
- 2976
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4185245
- Income Legacies
- 211350
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £443,348
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,828,908
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3272256
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 47881
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 626596
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 69525
- Gain Loss Investment
- 341691
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £627,924
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6549752
- Assets Own Use
- 5173847
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1375905
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,054,366
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £332,655
- Assets Current Investment
- 763086
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,271,463
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 332655
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,024,431
- Funds Endowment
- 74820
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4159716
- Funds Restricted
- 6036927
- Funds Total
- 10271463
- Count Employees
- 62
- 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
- 2 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1738316
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 31317
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2228775
- Income Investments
- 9869
- Income Other
- 3396
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4011673
- Income Legacies
- 586635
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £427,252
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,490,665
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2917917
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 50228
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 592829
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 63978
- Gain Loss Investment
- 170451
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £600,091
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6434240
- Assets Own Use
- 5076867
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1357373
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,047,314
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £464,771
- Assets Current Investment
- 435276
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £9,016,783
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 464771
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,273,670
- Funds Endowment
- 75191
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3611204
- Funds Restricted
- 5330388
- Funds Total
- 9016783
- Count Employees
- 52
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cumbria
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CUMBRIA WILDLIFE TRUST LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-03-15T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4014172
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1109831
- Assoc Charity Name
- ADAM CLARK MEMORIAL TRUST
- Charity Name
- CUMBRIA WILDLIFE TRUST LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-06-04T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEM AND ARTS INC 16 MAY 1962 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 27 OCT 1973, 24 AUG 1974, 25 APRIL 1984, 8 JUNE 2002 AND 14 JUNE 2003, NOW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 9 OCTOBER 2010.
- Charitable Objects
- 1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE CONSERVATION MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF: (I) WILDLIFE AND HABITATS; (II) PLACES OF NATURAL BEAUTY; (III) PLACES OF ORNITHOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, ZOOLOGICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST; (IV) FEATURES OF LANDSCAPE WITH GEOLOGICAL, PHYSIOGRAPHICAL OR AMENITY VALUE IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN WAYS THAT FURTHER BIODIVERSITY.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN: (I) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; (II) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION.3. TO PROMOTE RESEARCH IN ALL BRANCHES OF NATURE STUDY AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.
- Area Of Benefit
- COUNTY OF CUMBRIA
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 185245
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CUMBRIA NATURALISTS' TRUST LTD
- Charity Name Id
- 185274
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE LAKE DISTRICT NATURALISTS TRUST LTD
- Charity Name Id
- 185265
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE CUMBRIA TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION LTD
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling