01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 15 January 1964
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00717813
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £5,541,966
- Latest expenditure
- £4,732,203
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Northumberland Wildlife Trust Ltd, The Garden House, St. Nicholas Park, Jubilee Road, Gosforth, NEWCASTL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.nwt.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Trust's mission is to conserve local wildlife, promote nature conservation and provide the means by which everyone can become involved. It achieves this by providing advice on wildlife issues, undertaking species and habitat conservation and managing nature reserves, as well as a range of activities aimed at making people more aware of, and engaged in, the conservation message.
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
- 1 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,541,966
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,732,203
- 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
- 23 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,208,016
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,112,495
- 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
- £5,268,184
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,898,344
- 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
- 19 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,412,106
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,388,438
- 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
- 7 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,015,889
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,716,422
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
- 1 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,541,966
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,732,203
- 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
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- 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
- 412
- 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
- 23 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,208,016
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,112,495
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 22000
- Income From Government Grants
- £103,000
- 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 Volunteers
- 400
- 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
- £5,268,184
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,898,344
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £816,271
- 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
- 351
- 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
- 19 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,412,106
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,388,438
- 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
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £205,442
- 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
- 250
- 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
- 7 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,015,889
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,716,422
- 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
- 44000
- Income From Government Grants
- £385,000
- 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
- 231
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
- 1 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1727251
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1537257
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2266246
- Income Investments
- 3552
- Income Other
- 7660
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5541966
- Income Legacies
- 256883
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,546,723
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,185,480
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4732203
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 831406
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 112102
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,018,873
- Assets Total Fixed
- 10838555
- Assets Own Use
- 10288555
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 550000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,159,523
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,886,137
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,111,941
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 984634
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1901503
- Assets Cash
- £1,316,649
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8055925
- Funds Restricted
- 2056016
- Funds Total
- 10111941
- Count Employees
- 106
- 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
- 23 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1286670
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1275652
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1638353
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 7341
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4208016
- Income Legacies
- 209014
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,416,103
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,696,392
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4112495
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 33181
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7122970
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 109908
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £658,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9440472
- Assets Own Use
- 9440472
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,067,914
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,219,041
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £9,289,345
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1236072
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 982969
- Assets Cash
- £1,436,724
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7273636
- Funds Restricted
- 2015709
- Funds Total
- 9289345
- Count Employees
- 78
- 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
- 2444223
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1125299
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1673841
- Income Investments
- 778
- Income Other
- 24043
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5268184
- Income Legacies
- 199542
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,294,505
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,603,839
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3898344
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14148
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 681965
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 77575
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £742,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8263900
- Assets Own Use
- 8263900
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,596,140
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £666,216
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £9,193,824
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 604646
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 61570
- Assets Cash
- £941,331
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7106046
- Funds Restricted
- 2087778
- Funds Total
- 9193824
- Count Employees
- 80
- 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
- 19 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4068497
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 978183
- Income Charitable Activities
- 348199
- Income Investments
- 154
- Income Other
- 17073
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5412106
- Income Legacies
- 62602
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,170,969
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,207,868
- Expenditure Other
- 9601
- Expenditure Total
- 3388438
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10854
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 512565
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 86702
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,754,794
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7054125
- Assets Own Use
- 7054125
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,648,714
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £878,855
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,823,984
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 830264
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 48591
- Assets Cash
- £849,955
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5754794
- Funds Restricted
- 2069190
- Funds Total
- 7823984
- Count Employees
- 64
- 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
- 7 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1985869
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 768923
- Income Charitable Activities
- 256394
- Income Investments
- 140
- Income Other
- 4563
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3015889
- Income Legacies
- 71095
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £913,095
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,801,364
- Expenditure Other
- 1963
- Expenditure Total
- 2716422
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26079
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 491550
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 81794
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £478,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5107287
- Assets Own Use
- 5107287
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,402,175
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £709,146
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,800,316
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 618942
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 90204
- Assets Cash
- £816,964
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5585546
- Funds Restricted
- 214770
- Funds Total
- 5800316
- Count Employees
- 54
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- North Tyneside
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Tyne And Wear
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Northumberland
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Tyne And Wear
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- NORTHUMBERLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1964-01-15T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 MARCH 1962 (MODEL) AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 10 DECEMBER 1970, 31 MARCH 1971, 18 MAY 2002 AND 19TH MAY 2007.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 SEP 2017
- Charitable Objects
- (1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE AND FURTHER (PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND, CITY OF NEWCASTLE AND BOROUGH OF NORTH TYNESIDE OR OTHER SUCH DESIGNATION AS MAY BE GIVEN TO THOSE AREAS) THE CONSERVATION MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF (A) WILDLIFE AND ITS HABITATS (B) PLACES OF NATURAL BEAUTY (C) PLACES & OBJECTS OF ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, ECOLOGICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST (D) 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 (A) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (B) 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
- NORTHUMBERLAND, NORTH TYNESIDE AND CITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures