Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 5

Deficit latest year: -2
Fundraising costs high: -3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: -5

WILDWOOD TRUST

Nature ConservationHabitat RestorationRare Species ReintroductionWildlife Education and research

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£3,706	£4,167	£-461	£990	£2,371	£2,067	6	135	184
31/03/22		£3,976	£3,476	£500	£780	£2,832	£2,469	8.5	121	82
31/03/21		£3,075	£2,755	£320	£563	£2,332	£2,202	9.6	121	50
31/03/20		£3,216	£3,187	£29	£786	£2,012	£1,886	7.1	121	400
31/03/19		£3,332	£3,032	£300	£757	£1,983	£1,816	7.2	113	400
31/03/18		£2,902	£2,708	£194	£662	£1,683	£1,540	6.8	102	0
31/03/17		£2,816	£2,877	£-61	£616	£1,489	£1,326	5.5	108	0
31/03/16		£2,263	£2,231	£33	£569	£1,573	£1,332	7.2	70	0
31/03/15	*	£1,823	£1,548	£275	£392	£1,540	£1,311	10.2	57	0
29/03/14		£1,653	£1,500	£153	£379	£1,265	£1,156	9.2	57	0
29/03/13		£1,536	£1,623	£-87	£371	£1,112	£1,012	7.5	59	0
31/03/12		£1,621	£1,481	£140	£380	£1,199	£1,077	8.7	59	0
27/03/11	*	£1,518	£1,323	£195	£320	£1,059	£920	8.3	47	0
28/03/10		£1,257	£1,076	£181	£338	£863	£755	8.4	38	0
29/03/09	*	£992	£948	£44	£260	£683	£632	8	29	0
30/03/08	*	£1,073	£878	£195	£123	£638	£542	7.4	25	0
25/03/07	*	£777	£651	£126	£99	£443	£443	8.2	16	0
26/03/06		£693	£546	£147	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/03/05	*	£537	£464	£74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/03/04	*	£458	£410	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 34%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 23.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 22 years

www.wildwoodtrust.org

info@wildwoodtrust.org

01227712111

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Animals
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Devon, Kent,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

135 employees
184 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Zoo Animals Fund Grant - Wildwood Trust
£98,593	01/02/2021	£4250 overpayment returnedA grant awarded under the Zoo Animals Fund.The Zoo Animals Fund provides longer term financial support to zoos (until 31 March 2021). The fund aims to continue to support ....more £4250 overpayment returnedA grant awarded under the Zoo Animals Fund.The Zoo Animals Fund provides longer term financial support to zoos (until 31 March 2021). The fund aims to continue to support zoos through the winter to prevent additional unplanned euthanasia of animals, compared to what would otherwise have been the case.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Covid-19 Zoo Support Fund Grant Wildwood Escot Ltd
£66,038	11/06/2020	The objective of the Zoos Support Fund is to address avoidable animal suffering in zoos, including in the worst cases, preventing additional animals from unplanned euthanasia, compared to what would ....more The objective of the Zoos Support Fund is to address avoidable animal suffering in zoos, including in the worst cases, preventing additional animals from unplanned euthanasia, compared to what would otherwise have been the case. The aim of the fund is not to ensure that individual zoo operators themselves stay in business. The Authoritys expectation is that businesses, not individuals, will apply for the grant funding.
DCMS - Covid-19 Zoo Support Fund Grant Wildwood Escot Ltd
£66,037	11/06/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Wildwood Trust
£37,900	28/08/2015	Kent Harvest Mouse Survey Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-67

ANDREW PRICE Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Company Chairman

ALASTAIR KENNETH WEST Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

DR SIMON ANDREW BLACK Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Management Consultant & Lecturer

JOHN ARTHUR WORGER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Banker, Other trusteeship: CHALLOCK VILLAGE HALL,

THOMAS JONATHAN MURRAY OBE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

RICHARD ALUN GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2002, Occupation: University Lecturer, Other trusteeship: AMPHIBIAN CONSERVATION RESEARCH TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/09/2002, number: 1093702
Registered at Companies House on 20/03/2002, number: 04399827

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR15: 6 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR09: 1 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 51 days late, AR05: 18 days late, AR04: 32 days late,

Main office

HERNE COMMON
HERNE BAY
KENT
CT6 7LQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING BY PROMOTING BIODVERSITY, AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) TO ACQUIRE, PROTECT, PRESERVE AND IMPROVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE BUILDINGS, WOODLAND AND OTHER LAND SITUATE AT WILDWOOD, HERNE COMMON, HERNE BAY, KENT (WILDWOOD) AND ITS ASSOCIATED FLORA AND FAUNA. (PLEASE SEE COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION ON FILE FOR DETAILS).

Defined Area of Benefit:

KENT

Data Sources