EAST SUSSEX WRAS LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 6 April 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05107163
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £565,135
Latest expenditure: £695,723
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 8 Stour Close, Stone Cross, PEVENSEY, BN24 5QU

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Rescue and rehabilitation of all forms of wildlife throughout East Sussex, and education in relation to wildlife.

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: 22 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 22 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £565,135
Total Gross Expenditure: £695,723

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: 8 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £759,747
Total Gross Expenditure: £520,116

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: 6 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 6 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £541,503
Total Gross Expenditure: £585,258

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: 26 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £550,219
Total Gross Expenditure: £494,037

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: 3 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 3 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £859,082
Total Gross Expenditure: £415,501

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: 22 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £565,135
Total Gross Expenditure: £695,723
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading 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: 150

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: 8 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £759,747
Total Gross Expenditure: £520,116
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading 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: 150

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: 6 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £541,503
Total Gross Expenditure: £585,258
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading 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: 100

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: 26 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £550,219
Total Gross Expenditure: £494,037
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

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: 3 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £859,082
Total Gross Expenditure: £415,501
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £16,857
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

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: 22 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 460123
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 82313
Income Investments: 22159
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 564595
Income Legacies: 226944
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £104,779
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £590,944
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 695723
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 695723
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 14959
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 48697
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £400,000
Assets Total Fixed: 48697
Assets Own Use: 48697
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £913,683
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £962,380
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £913,683
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 962380
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 962380
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only 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: 8 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 647041
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 86293
Income Investments: 25413
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 758747
Income Legacies: 424674
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £520,116
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 520116
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4863
Expenditure Support Costs: 365624
Expenditure Depreciation: 36435
Gain Loss Investment: -3428
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 38780
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,054,186
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,092,967
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,092,967
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,054,186
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1092967
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1092967
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only 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: 6 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 430306
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 87638
Income Investments: 23560
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 541504
Income Legacies: 254954
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £82,214
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £503,044
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 585258
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 488891
Expenditure Depreciation: 30116
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -5810
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £250,000
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £928,861
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £928,861
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £928,861
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 928861
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 928861
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only 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: 26 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 460317
Income Other Trading Activities: 79578
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 10322
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 550217
Income Legacies: 261801
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £70,840
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £423,197
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 494037
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4329
Expenditure Support Costs: 415501
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -7162
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,014,234
Assets Total Fixed: 47018
Assets Own Use: 47018
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,014,234
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,061,252
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £967,216
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1061252
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1061252
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only 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: 3 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 761319
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 97763
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 859082
Income Legacies: 417816
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £19,088
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £396,413
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 415501
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 28450
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 15117
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £958,372
Assets Total Fixed: 39856
Assets Own Use: 39856
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £918,516
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £958,372
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £918,516
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 958372
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 958372
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: East Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Brighton And Hove
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: EAST SUSSEX WRAS LTD
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-07-15T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 5061130
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1163605
Assoc Charity Name: SUSSEX BADGER VACCINATION PROJECT LIMITED

Charity Name: EAST SUSSEX WRAS LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-04-06T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 APRIL 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 4 FEBRUARY 2005.
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS WILDLIFE PRIMARILY IN EAST SUSSEX AND BRIGHTON & HOVE UNITARY AUTHORITY AREAS BY PROVIDING A 24 HOUR RESCUE SERVICE, APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR WILDLIFE WHICH IS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO WILDLIFE WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG WILDLIFE.
Area Of Benefit: EAST SUSSEX AND BRIGHTON & HOVE UNITARY AUTHORITY AREAS.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 417283
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: EAST SUSSEX WILDLIFE RESCUE

Charity Name Id: 417292
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: EAST SUSSEX WRAS

Charity Name Id: 417286
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: EAST SUSSEX WILDLIFE RESCUE AND AMBULANCE SERVICE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures