01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 10 July 1980
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01495108
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £3,135,398
- Latest expenditure
- £3,703,660
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Avon Wildlife Trust, 17 Great George Street, BRISTOL, BS1 5QT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Avon Wildlife Trust is the largest local charity working to protect wildlife in the West of England area. With the support of 18,000 members, 800 volunteers plus corporate support, we are the largest local charity working to protect wildlife and inspire people.
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
- 12 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,135,398
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,703,660
- 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
- 20 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,628,405
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,611,504
- 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
- 19 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,282,410
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,678,514
- 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
- 26 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,521,440
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,819,906
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,382,974
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,417,917
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
- 12 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,135,398
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,703,660
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £493,315
- 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
- 3
- Count Volunteers
- 444
- 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
- 20 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,628,405
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,611,504
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £204,833
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 779
- 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
- 19 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,282,410
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,678,514
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £61,591
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 800
- 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
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,521,440
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,819,906
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 12
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 148247
- 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
- 800
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,382,974
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,417,917
- 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
- 12
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 128094
- Income From Government Grants
- £10,900
- 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
- 800
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
- 12 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1165085
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 715123
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1191720
- Income Investments
- 63470
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3135398
- Income Legacies
- 78496
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £640,137
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,447,120
- Expenditure Other
- 616403
- Expenditure Total
- 3703660
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 391365
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 391365
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 191517
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,366,647
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6677394
- Assets Own Use
- 6563860
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 113534
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,364,223
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £650,677
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,390,940
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 650677
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,850,806
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2366647
- Funds Restricted
- 6024293
- Funds Total
- 8390940
- Count Employees
- 52
- 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
- 20 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1045366
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 813708
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1683285
- Income Investments
- 71555
- Income Other
- 14491
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3628405
- Income Legacies
- 74173
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £664,428
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,300,261
- Expenditure Other
- 646815
- Expenditure Total
- 3611504
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 327140
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 327140
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 141224
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £403,281
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6796090
- Assets Own Use
- 6682556
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 113534
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,871,592
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £708,480
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,959,202
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 708480
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,204,675
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2909170
- Funds Restricted
- 6050032
- Funds Total
- 8959202
- Count Employees
- 52
- 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
- 19 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1095407
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 732883
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1393099
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 61021
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3282410
- Income Legacies
- 80496
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £651,909
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,406,348
- Expenditure Other
- 620257
- Expenditure Total
- 3678514
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 39967
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 245179
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 135899
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £392,275
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6521651
- Assets Own Use
- 6521651
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,340,101
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £919,451
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,942,301
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 919451
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,629,515
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2978307
- Funds Restricted
- 5963994
- Funds Total
- 8942301
- Count Employees
- 52
- 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
- 26 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1483637
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 561159
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1468480
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 8164
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3521440
- Income Legacies
- 490631
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £453,594
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,920,718
- Expenditure Other
- 445594
- Expenditure Total
- 2819906
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 31920
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 202609
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 143686
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £473,732
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6626253
- Assets Own Use
- 6626253
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,446,703
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £734,551
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £9,338,405
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 700384
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 34167
- Assets Cash
- £2,387,542
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3188628
- Funds Restricted
- 6149777
- Funds Total
- 9338405
- Count Employees
- 28
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1800585
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 225325
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1345854
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 11210
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3382974
- Income Legacies
- 971018
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £509,711
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,697,611
- Expenditure Other
- 210595
- Expenditure Total
- 2417917
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23803
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 150439
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 136644
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £397,403
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6716249
- Assets Own Use
- 6716249
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,393,387
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £590,845
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,518,791
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 546678
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 44167
- Assets Cash
- £1,081,958
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2603593
- Funds Restricted
- 5915198
- Funds Total
- 8518791
- Count Employees
- 25
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bath And North East Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- South Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- North Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- 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
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- AVON 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
- AVON WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1980-07-10T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 MAY 1980 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 21 SEPTEMBER 1988, 26 SEPTEMBER 1989, 30 SEPTEMBER 1992, 18 OCTOBER 1994, 7 OCTOBER 1999, 12 OCTOBER 2000, 16 OCTOBER 2002 AND 23 NOVEMBER 2008.
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FOR WILDLIFE IN THE AREA FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE COUNTY OF AVON
- Area Of Benefit
- THE FORMER COUNTY OF AVON AND THROUGHOUT ENGLAND
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- 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
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests