Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 7
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE WARWICKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED 

Protect and enhance wildlife, natural habitats and geology, and encourage greater awareness, appreciation and participation in all aspects of nature conservation and the environment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending 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:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 62 years
(66 years as a company)

www.warwickshire-wildlife-trust.org.uk

enquiries@wkwt.org.uk

02476302912

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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
31/12/22£10,277£10,022£255£6,431£8,473£6,6478185670
31/12/21£10,190£9,108£1,082£459£8,230£6,3998.4175715
31/12/20£8,095£7,490£605£5,248£7,163£5,4198.7153690
31/12/19*£7,837£7,639£197£5,416£6,558£4,8067.6151569
31/12/18£7,423£6,785£638£4,528£6,926£4,5668.1149608
31/12/17£7,038£6,760£277£4,016£6,310£4,0057.11280
31/12/16£6,534£5,759£775£3,502£6,032£3,7037.71210
31/12/15£6,408£5,565£843£3,568£5,257£3,1046.71190
31/12/14£5,272£4,931£341£3,307£4,427£3,0007.31070
31/12/13£4,920£4,550£370£3,343£4,086£2,6907.11030
31/12/12£4,130£3,846£284£2,766£3,716£2,4117.5970
31/12/11£4,198£4,000£199£2,673£3,432£2,1576.51030
31/12/10£4,637£4,405£232£3,242£3,233£1,9755.41010
31/12/09£4,322£4,199£123£3,094£3,014£1,7755.1950
31/12/08£4,732£4,504£227£3,276£2,858£1,5914.2840
31/12/07£3,892£3,765£127£2,674£2,632£1,2724.1810
31/12/06£2,885£2,722£164£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£1,206£1,206£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£1,153£980£173£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 217.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 64.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Coventry City, Solihull, Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 185 employees
  • 670 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£310,964
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£186,286
DCMS£176,325
National Lottery Heritage Fund£49,700
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NFM0019-CF1231 - Fillongley and River Bourne NFM
£6,230 01/04/2021
To provide capital and revenue egrants to third sector organisations to deliver projects in Natural Flood Management (NFM) technique. Schemes will aim to improve our understanding of NFM technique ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - TEaM (The Environment and Me - Continuation)
£310,964 15/12/2020
39
The funding will be used to support the project's expansion this will include extending and improving the range of activities it is able to provide to the local community.
DCMS - GRCF2020 Love Your River Cole
£176,325 25/11/2020
Green Recovery Challenge Fund 2020-21. The wider aim of the scheme is: The Green Recovery Challenge Fund is a short-term competitive fund to kick-start environmental renewal whilst creating and ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - RTP0004-CF1099 - Warwickshire Avon Partners-Trees for NFM
£71,799 02/10/2020
The purpose of the funding is to deliver tree planting in England in 2020/21, contributing towards national efforts to increase tree planting across the UK to 30,000 hectares per year by 2025
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
£49,700 03/09/2020
COVID19: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NFM0019-CF857 - Fillongley and River Bourne NFM
£17,513 01/04/2020
To provide capital and revenue egrants to third sector organisations to deliver projects in Natural Flood Management (NFM) technique. Schemes will aim to improve our understanding of NFM technique ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NFM0019-CF947 - Fillongley and River Bourne NFM
£16,762 01/04/2020
To provide capital and revenue egrants to third sector organisations to deliver projects in Natural Flood Management (NFM) technique. Schemes will aim to improve our understanding of NFM technique ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NFM0019-CF1025 - Fillongley and River Bourne NFM
£13,981 01/04/2020
To provide capital and revenue egrants to third sector organisations to deliver projects in Natural Flood Management (NFM) technique. Schemes will aim to improve our understanding of NFM technique ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - PGW0569-CF1147 - River Sherbourne Restoration
£60,000 01/04/2020
Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Fillongley and River Bourne NFM
£5,031 01/04/2019
Natural Flood Management Programme Grant 2019/20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Fillongley and River Bourne NFM
£4,175 01/04/2019
Natural Flood Management Programme Grant 2019/20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Fillongley and River Bourne NFM
£3,855 01/04/2019
Natural Flood Management Programme Grant 2019/20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Fillongley and River Bourne NFM
£2,938 01/04/2019
Natural Flood Management Programme Grant 2019/20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - EAFRD - RD Measure 10 EXQ funded
£17,104 01/04/2019
This measure is the primary Agri-environment-climate funding for England in delivering the Rural Development programme environmental land management priorities and builds on the agri-environment ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenent Fund
£18,442 01/04/2019
Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants for local projects that support community integration or local delivery of services.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Limited
£29,688 15/03/2019
36
This project is an outdoor environmental project (Forest School) working with children living in a deprived area. The project aims to improve confidence and self esteem, increase physical activity.
National Lottery Community Fund - Leamington's Green Connections
£74,336 19/02/2019
36
This funding will be used to tackle loneliness by building friendships, creating a sense of community and helping people feel more connected to their local area. There will be regular volunteering ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Environment Agency - Fillongley and River Bourne NFM
£3,102 01/04/2018
To fund other flood and coastal erosion risk management authorities in England for capital projects included in six year FCERM capital programme
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Environment Agency - Fillongley and River Bourne NFM
£5,468 01/04/2018
To fund other flood and coastal erosion risk management authorities in England for capital projects included in six year FCERM capital programme
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Environment Agency - Fillongley and River Bourne NFM
£6,818 01/04/2018
To fund other flood and coastal erosion risk management authorities in England for capital projects included in six year FCERM capital programme
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - EAFRD - RD Measure 10
£6,829 01/04/2018
This measure covers Agri-environment-organic farming support.Payments are based on income foregone and, where relevant, additional costs resulting from converting to an organic farming system. There ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Environment and Me (TEaM)
£372,304 02/11/2016
35
Adults with mental health issues living in Coventry will benefit from various activities delivered through this project to build their confidence and independence. They will also learn new skills, ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
£422,400 22/09/2015
Princethorpe Woodlands Living Landscape – Linking our Woodlands
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
£61,600 29/06/2015
Water vole recovery – saving ‘Ratty’
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Wild Exploration
£10,000 20/05/2015
12
The group will use the funding to create a new outdoor learning activity centre for young people, focusing upon raising awareness of the importance of nature and wildlife in an area that lacks access ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
£40,900 18/12/2014
Living Roots: A Wild Welcombe
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
£1,154,500 09/12/2014
Princethorpe Woodlands Living Landscape Scheme
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
£676,800 21/05/2013
A Wilder Career Choice
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 53-79
  • DR HELEN BRITTAIN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Consultant Clinical Psychologist - Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/08/1962, number: 209200
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/06/1957, number: 00585247
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 30 days late,
Main office

WARWICKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
BRANDON MARSH NATURE CENTRE
BRANDON LANE
COVENTRY
CV3 3GW

Objectives

THE TRUST IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE REGION TO: 4.1 MAINTAIN, ESTABLISH, ENHANCE, RESTORE OR OTHERWISE PROTECT ECOSYSTEMS, AND SITES OF BOTANICAL, GEOLOGICAL, ZOOLOGICAL AND/OR OTHER SCIENTIFIC INTEREST;4.2 UNDERTAKE, ADVANCE AND FURTHER THE MAINTENANCE, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE AND ITS HABITATS, AND PLACES OF NATURAL BEAUTY;4.3 SAFEGUARD, PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE APPLICATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PRINCIPLES OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION FOR THEPROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; 4.4 PROMOTE, ORGANISE, CARRY ON AND ENCOURAGE STUDY, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE IN AND OF THE NATURALSCIENCES; AND 4.5 EDUCATE, INFORM AND INVOLVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OR ANY SECTION THEREOF, AND BUSINESSES IN AND ON MATTERS RELATING TO WILDLIFE AND ITS HABITATS AND THE MATTERS COMPRISED IN ARTICLES 4.1 TO 4.4 (INCLUSIVE).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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360 Giving
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