KENT WILDLIFE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 9 March 1965
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00633098
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £9,000,000
Latest expenditure: £7,970,000
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: KENT WILDLIFE TRUST, TYLAND BARN, CHATHAM ROAD, SANDLING, MAIDSTONE, ME14 3BD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Environmental, Conservation and Education

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £9,000,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,970,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,357,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,992,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £6,713,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,910,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £8,309,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,592,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 4 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 4 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £8,031,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,321,000

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £9,000,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,970,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 15
Count Govt Grants: £15
Income From Government Contracts: 147214
Income From Government Grants: £844,949
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,357,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,992,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £10
Income From Government Contracts: 25195
Income From Government Grants: £915,994
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 Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £6,713,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,910,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 72934
Income From Government Grants: £435,443
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 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1545

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £8,309,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,592,000
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: £12
Income From Government Contracts: 258916
Income From Government Grants: £353,040
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 Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 850

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 4 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £8,031,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,321,000
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: 18
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 624055
Income From Government Grants: £309,222
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 910

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 4277000
Income Other Trading Activities: 1154000
Income Charitable Activities: 3509000
Income Investments: 17000
Income Other: 43000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 9000000
Income Legacies: 1197000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,438,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,532,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 7970000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 179000
Expenditure Support Costs: 1974000
Expenditure Depreciation: 579000
Gain Loss Investment: 47000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 168000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £9,368,000
Assets Total Fixed: 20347000
Assets Own Use: 19129000
Assets Long Term Investment: 1218000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,479,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,152,000
Assets Current Investment: 3000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £18,674,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 739000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2413000
Assets Cash: £382,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 9368000
Funds Restricted: 9306000
Funds Total: 18674000
Count Employees: 105
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2158000
Income Other Trading Activities: 1919000
Income Charitable Activities: 4256000
Income Investments: 11000
Income Other: 13000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8357000
Income Legacies: 955000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,314,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,678,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 7992000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 182000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2253000
Expenditure Depreciation: 398000
Gain Loss Investment: 173000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 23000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £9,399,000
Assets Total Fixed: 17464000
Assets Own Use: 15785000
Assets Long Term Investment: 1679000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,198,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,233,000
Assets Current Investment: 3000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £17,429,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1241000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 992000
Assets Cash: £143,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 9399000
Funds Restricted: 8030000
Funds Total: 17429000
Count Employees: 118
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 2057000
Income Other Trading Activities: 1175000
Income Charitable Activities: 3373000
Income Investments: 80000
Income Other: 28000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 6713000
Income Legacies: 697000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,077,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,833,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 7910000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 302000
Expenditure Support Costs: 1953000
Expenditure Depreciation: 711000
Gain Loss Investment: 107000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 41000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £9,386,000
Assets Total Fixed: 14521000
Assets Own Use: 13138000
Assets Long Term Investment: 1383000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,860,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,478,000
Assets Current Investment: 1063000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £16,903,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1268000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 210000
Assets Cash: £909,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 9386000
Funds Restricted: 7517000
Funds Total: 16903000
Count Employees: 116
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 3634000
Income Other Trading Activities: 743000
Income Charitable Activities: 3903000
Income Investments: 21000
Income Other: 8000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8309000
Income Legacies: 1296513
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £776,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,816,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 6592000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 234000
Expenditure Support Costs: 1589000
Expenditure Depreciation: 172000
Gain Loss Investment: -311000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 10000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £10,276,000
Assets Total Fixed: 14595000
Assets Own Use: 12384000
Assets Long Term Investment: 2211000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,086,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £853,000
Assets Current Investment: 1500000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £17,828,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 853000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,232,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10276000
Funds Restricted: 7552000
Funds Total: 17828000
Count Employees: 117
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 4 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 3556000
Income Other Trading Activities: 561000
Income Charitable Activities: 3739000
Income Investments: 1000
Income Other: 174000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8031000
Income Legacies: 388000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £353,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,968,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 7321000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 213000
Expenditure Support Costs: 1260000
Expenditure Depreciation: 212000
Gain Loss Investment: 184000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £8,409,000
Assets Total Fixed: 13633000
Assets Own Use: 11111000
Assets Long Term Investment: 2522000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,230,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £577,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £16,286,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 577000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,395,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 8409000
Funds Restricted: 7877000
Funds Total: 16286000
Count Employees: 88
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: KENT WILDLIFE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1965-03-09T00:00:00

Charity Name: KENT WILDLIFE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2019-09-18T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 3993987
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1097080
Assoc Charity Name: HEATHS COUNTRYSIDE CORRIDOR

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21ST JULY 1959 AS AMENDED 3RD DECEMBER 1963 AND 7TH JUNE 1985 AND BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 1 JAN 1997, 26TH JUNE 1998 AND 11 SEPTEMBER 2004. as amended on 19 Sep 2020 as amended on 01 Oct 2020 as amended on 12 Jul 2025
Charitable Objects: 2.1 to advance, promote and further the conservation, maintenance and protection of:-2.1.1 wildlife, marine life and their habitats; 2.1.2 places of natural beauty;2.1.3 place of zoological, botanical, geographical, archaeological or scientific interest;2.1.4 features of landscape with geological, physiographical, or amenity value in particular, but not exclusively, in ways that further biodiversity; 2.2 to advance the education of the public in:-2.2.1 the principles and practice of sustainable development2.2.2 the principles and practice of biodiversity conservation;2.2.3 the value and economic importance of nurturing the natural capital of the environment;2.3 to promote research in all branches of nature study and to publish useful results thereof
Area Of Benefit: COUNTY OF KENT

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 189880
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: KWT

Charity Name Id: 189847
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: KENT TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Financial Conduct Authority

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management