NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST

Charity Number: 208734
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the conservation of wildlife and wild places in Norfolk for the public benefit and to advance the education of the public in the principles and practices of sustainable development.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Norfolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 October 1963: Standard registration
  • 14 January 2019: Funds received from 1011541 NORTH NORFOLK COMMUNITY WOODLAND TRUST
  • 27 July 2019: Funds received from 1108814 SOUTHREPPS COMMONS TRUST
  • 16 November 2023: Funds received from 1151613 FRIENDS OF HOLT HALL
  • 12 February 2025: Funds received from 238259 CRITCHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST (Previous name)
  • THE NORFOLK NATURALISTS TRUST (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alice Liddle Chair 27 October 2016
None on record
Matthew Bradbury Trustee 19 March 2025
None on record
Bailey Tait Trustee 07 November 2024
None on record
Richard James Carter Trustee 07 November 2024
None on record
Richard Charles Powell Trustee 07 November 2024
GROUNDWORK EAST
Received: On time
Harry Charles Buscall Trustee 07 November 2024
DEEPDALE CONSERVATION TRUST
Recently registered
Katherine Anne Gill Trustee 19 October 2023
None on record
Mandy Elizabeth Loadman Trustee 19 October 2023
None on record
Gregory Nicholas Beeton Trustee 24 March 2022
None on record
Glenn Peter Houchell Trustee 14 October 2021
HIGH KELLING VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
Professor Andrew Charles Clarke Trustee 18 October 2019
THE TRANS-ANTARCTIC ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
FUCHS FOUNDATION
Received: On time
SCOTT BARRY PINCHING Trustee 18 October 2019
THE SMITH & PINCHING CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE PINCHING FAMILY TRUST
Received: On time
Lyndsay Whiteman Trustee 16 May 2019
None on record
JOHN SHARPE Trustee 26 October 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £6.45m £7.25m £5.92m £6.81m £8.18m
Total expenditure £5.64m £4.72m £5.65m £6.73m £8.12m
Income from government contracts £341.06k £60.38k £64.60k £58.41k £52.15k
Income from government grants £1.55m £1.50m £1.55m £1.63m £1.82m
Income - Donations and legacies £2.60m £4.38m £2.31m £3.00m £3.77m
Income - Other trading activities £1.49m £815.62k £1.34m £1.32m £1.48m
Income - Charitable activities £1.79m £1.78m £1.95m £1.96m £2.23m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £98.27k £93.12k £111.57k £244.53k £414.84k
Income - Other £479.63k £175.67k £211.73k £281.10k £288.76k
Income - Legacies £626.96k £1.31m £966.91k £651.88k £2.25m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £3.35m £3.23m £3.68m £4.26m £5.36m
Expenditure - Raising funds £2.29m £1.48m £1.96m £2.47m £2.77m
Expenditure - Governance £16.70k £19.18k £10.56k £23.49k £29.13k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £12.27m £12.60m £13.46m £13.85m £14.78m
Long-term investments £1.39m £2.67m £3.48m £3.61m £3.91m
Other assets £9.08m £10.11m £9.13m £8.53m £7.84m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £683.91k £515.88k £778.27k £831.04k £1.02m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 29 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 17 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 07 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 07 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 19 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 08 February 2021 8 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 08 February 2021 8 days late Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST
BEWICK HOUSE
22 THORPE ROAD
NORWICH
NR1 1RY
Phone:
01603625540