01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 28 April 1964
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00708575
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £6,119,607
- Latest expenditure
- £6,418,508
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CONSERVATION CENTRE, RESERVOIR ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL4 6SX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Wildlife Conservation
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
- £6,119,607
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,418,508
- 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
- 5 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,456,524
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,161,676
- 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
- 12 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,594,444
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,880,956
- 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
- 6 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,871,057
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,369,937
- 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
- 22 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,793,014
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,533,511
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
- £6,119,607
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,418,508
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Count Govt Grants
- £22
- Income From Government Contracts
- 51872
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,737,143
- 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 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 650
- 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
- 5 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,456,524
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,161,676
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Count Govt Grants
- £33
- Income From Government Contracts
- 219936
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,396,090
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 560
- 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
- 12 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,594,444
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,880,956
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 18
- Count Govt Grants
- £64
- Income From Government Contracts
- 228902
- Income From Government Grants
- £987,043
- 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
- 550
- 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
- 6 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,871,057
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,369,937
- 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
- 8
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £28
- Income From Government Contracts
- 202459
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,133,297
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 580
- 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
- 22 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,793,014
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,533,511
- 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
- 16
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £13
- Income From Government Contracts
- 726120
- Income From Government Grants
- £796,667
- 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
- 470
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
- 2389690
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 706640
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2867076
- Income Investments
- 82091
- Income Other
- 74110
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6119607
- Income Legacies
- 539986
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,160,769
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,257,739
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6418508
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6338
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 12558
- Expenditure Governance
- 44824
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 981392
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 109037
- Gain Loss Investment
- -326255
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 8270
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 30934
- Reserves
- £243,499
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6109315
- Assets Own Use
- 5408707
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 700608
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -311783
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,964,865
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £922,802
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,839,595
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 667673
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 255129
- Assets Cash
- £1,859,037
- Funds Endowment
- 1904689
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3881213
- Funds Restricted
- 2053693
- Funds Total
- 7839595
- 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
- 5 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1719148
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 726920
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2829305
- Income Investments
- 54024
- Income Other
- 127127
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5456524
- Income Legacies
- 128001
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,317,462
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,844,214
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5161676
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6199
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 178746
- Expenditure Governance
- 1451676
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1451676
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 145788
- Gain Loss Investment
- 11051
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -19806
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,908,761
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5496596
- Assets Own Use
- 4792204
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 704392
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,753,966
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,126,048
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,124,514
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 829124
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 296924
- Assets Cash
- £2,845,687
- Funds Endowment
- 1911144
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3908761
- Funds Restricted
- 2304609
- Funds Total
- 8124514
- Count Employees
- 109
- 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
- 12 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2614612
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 724213
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2080842
- Income Investments
- 22795
- Income Other
- 151982
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5594444
- Income Legacies
- 1036874
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £605,954
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,570,807
- Expenditure Other
- 704195
- Expenditure Total
- 4880956
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 7396
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 542844
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 582368
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 158382
- Gain Loss Investment
- -63144
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £963,591
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5543140
- Assets Own Use
- 4863285
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 679855
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,482,193
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,146,805
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,878,528
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 796930
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 349875
- Assets Cash
- £2,433,384
- Funds Endowment
- 1917599
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4093875
- Funds Restricted
- 1867054
- Funds Total
- 7878528
- Count Employees
- 103
- 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
- 6 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1983046
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 863359
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2013585
- Income Investments
- 11067
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4871057
- Income Legacies
- 389733
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,207,914
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,162,023
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4369937
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 469799
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 511764
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 160146
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 23256
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £259,095
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7472394
- Assets Own Use
- 4989595
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2482799
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,418,150
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,662,360
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,228,184
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 813034
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1849326
- Assets Cash
- £1,678,311
- Funds Endowment
- 1924054
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3673355
- Funds Restricted
- 1630775
- Funds Total
- 7228184
- Count Employees
- 98
- 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
- 22 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2028207
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 618970
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2136469
- Income Investments
- 9368
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4793014
- Income Legacies
- 617075
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £825,421
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,708,090
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3533511
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 343577
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 375071
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 233450
- Gain Loss Investment
- 122366
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -14251
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £297,736
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5346911
- Assets Own Use
- 4687799
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 659112
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -59166
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,464,295
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £892,762
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,859,278
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 445433
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 447329
- Assets Cash
- £1,599,076
- Funds Endowment
- 1930509
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2864886
- Funds Restricted
- 2063883
- Funds Total
- 6859278
- Count Employees
- 87
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- South Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- 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
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-05-14T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 271022
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 271022
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE GUTHRIE ESSAME CHARITABLE TRUST
- Charity Name
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-08-23T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3949617
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1069695
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE SIMPSON EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION TRUST
- Charity Name
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-12-20T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 299418
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 299418
- Assoc Charity Name
- UPPER THAMES PROTECTION SOCIETY
- Charity Name
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1964-04-28T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 5
- 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
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06 NOV 1961AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 JAN 1969AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 JAN 1970AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 JAN 1971AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 MAR 1973AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 SEP 1976AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 NOV 1978AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 NOV 1980AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 JUN 1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 NOV 2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 NOV 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 NOV 2014 as amended on 05 Dec 2020
- Charitable Objects
- (1) TO RECORD & STUDY PLACES AND OBJECTS OF ORNITHOLOGICAL, ENTOMOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, ECOLOGICAL, ZOOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST, OR OF NATURAL BEAUTY, AND TO PROTECT THESE FROM INJURY, ILL TREATMENT OR DESTRUCTION. (2) TO ESTABLISH, FORM, OWN, MAINTAIN AND MANAGE SANCTUARIES OR NATURE RESERVES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND CONTROL OF WILD PLANTS AND OTHER VEGETATION AND OF THE WILD CREATURES OF ANY DESCRIPTION LIVING NATURALLY THEREIN. (3) TO ENCOURAGE THE BREEDING AND PRESERVATION OF WILD BIRDS, ANIMALS, PLANTS OR INSECTS WHICH ARE HARMLESS, USEFUL BEAUTIFUL, OR RARE. TO PROMOTE, ORGANIZE, CARRY ON AND ENCOURAGE STUDY AND RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES, AND TO MAKE GRANTS OR DONATIONS FOR SUCH PURPOSES.(5) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN (A) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTISE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, (B) THE PRINCIPLE AND PRACTISE OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION (5) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING RECYCLING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT INCLUDING THOROUGH PROGRAMS OF TEACHING, TRAINING, PUBLISHING, EXHIBITIONS, AND SEMINARS AND OTHER MEANS FOR PROVIDING PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION (6) TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY THE PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, RECYCLING AND REUSE OF GOODS, INCLUDING PROMOTING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF RECYCLING WASTE PRODUCTS
- Area Of Benefit
- COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- 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
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures