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wild planet trust

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Wild Planet Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Devon and operates in Cornwall, Devon, 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

The Trust's principal activity during the year was the advancement of scientific knowledge, education and science in accordance with its charitable objectives.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£11,562,971
Latest Expenditure
£14,176,863

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 98.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 80.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 19.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £215,326
Charitable Activities £7,179,906
Other Trading £4,014,372
Investments £107,444
Other Income £45,923

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £11,370,258
Raising Funds £2,806,605
Governance £19,950
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2023£11,562,971£14,176,863£11,370,258£17,409,259£414,850285 / 148
2022£11,786,268£12,006,060£9,542,254£19,894,960£3,221,032296 / 119
2021£12,144,611£10,662,365£8,245,371£20,613,107£7,300,000267 / 59
2020£9,345,635£12,030,102£10,221,842£18,746,821£3,100,000237 / 216
2019£13,208,235£12,633,354£9,862,083£21,600,933£4,900,000358 / 275

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers