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essex wildlife trust limited

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Essex Wildlife Trust Limited 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 Great Wigborough and operates in Essex.


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

The three main areas of activity are the management of nature reserves, conservation, and people and wildlife. All these activities aim to promote conservation and encourage sustainability in a wide audience.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£9,953,036
Latest Expenditure
£9,725,012

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 59.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 61.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 39.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £4,591,908
Charitable Activities £1,873,787
Other Trading £3,049,367
Investments £437,974
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £5,939,420
Raising Funds £3,785,592
Governance £57,920
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£9,953,036£9,725,012£5,939,420£31,144,343£5,481,463203 / 2017
2023£9,226,032£10,563,749£6,608,859£25,270,776£3,147,884201 / 1764
2022£8,385,673£9,774,116£5,897,971£31,113,143£4,883,200191 / 2239
2021£8,615,267£8,371,748£5,137,251£34,596,152£9,706,169141 / 2058
2020£10,040,194£7,399,306£4,590,415£33,239,359£3,616,279136 / 1500

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers