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avon wildlife trust

The charity supports the general public. Avon Wildlife Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Bristol and operates in North Somerset, Bath And North East Somerset, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,628,405
Latest Expenditure
£3,611,504

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 63.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 63.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 27.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,045,366
Charitable Activities £1,683,285
Other Trading £813,708
Investments £71,555
Other Income £14,491

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,300,261
Raising Funds £664,428
Governance £327,140
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £646,815

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,628,405£3,611,504£2,300,261£8,959,202£403,28152 / 779
2023£3,282,410£3,678,514£2,406,348£8,942,301£392,27552 / 800
2022£3,521,440£2,819,906£1,920,718£9,338,405£473,73228 / 800
2021£3,382,974£2,417,917£1,697,611£8,518,791£397,40325 / 800
2020£2,682,282£2,725,747£1,730,177£7,553,734£327,18839 / 800

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers