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secret world wildlife rescue

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Secret World Wildlife Rescue is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Somerset and operates in Devon, Dorset, 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

Secret World Wildlife Rescue (SWWR) exists to relieve the suffering of British wildlife, to encourage respect and tolerance for wildlife and to further its conservation. We do this by: Providing a public rescue, rehabilitation and release service for injured, sick and orphaned wildlife; educating the public, delivering conservation projects, disseminating data and delivering professional training.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,299,264
Latest Expenditure
£1,591,696

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 85.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 69.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 30.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £789,672
Charitable Activities £17,430
Other Trading £463,044
Investments £17,092
Other Income £12,026

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,113,059
Raising Funds £471,574
Governance £7,063
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £7,063

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,299,264£1,591,696£1,113,059£2,313,489£417,00652 / 340
2023£1,604,389£1,351,545£921,886£2,652,563£360,60535 / 322
2022£1,165,764£1,218,181£902,988£2,399,719£419,73529 / 300
2021£1,375,837£920,208£743,969£2,452,136£184,79326 / 350
2020£1,043,908£798,014£633,163£1,996,507£604,22423 / 350

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers