THE WILDERNESS FOUNDATION UK

Charity number: 1005826
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Foundation develops understanding of the value of wilderness experience through trails and social programmes. Experience of the wild is used as a positive force for social and environmental sustainability, using pioneering models of work that engage vulnerable youth, as well as political and community decision makers. Leadership and advocacy development is key.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2008

Total income: £198,853
Total expenditure: £295,136

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland
  • South Africa

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 November 1991: Standard registration
  • 27 November 2009: Removed (Funds transferred (gi))
  • 27 November 2009: Funds transferred to 1118493 WILDERNESS FOUNDATION UK
Organisation type:
Other names:
  • THE WILDERNESS FOUNDATION (Working name)
  • WF-UK (Working name)
  • THE WILDERNESS TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2004 30/09/2005 30/09/2006 30/09/2007 30/09/2008
Total gross income £50.68k £146.24k £449.75k £378.28k £198.85k
Total expenditure £52.55k £143.69k £446.14k £333.46k £295.14k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 30 September 2008 30 July 2009 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2008 30 July 2009 On Time
Annual return 30 September 2007 30 July 2008 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2007 30 July 2008 On Time
Annual return 30 September 2006 30 July 2007 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2006 30 July 2007 On Time
Annual return 30 September 2005 30 June 2006 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2005 30 June 2006 On Time
Annual return 30 September 2004 27 July 2005 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2004 27 July 2005 On Time

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 30TH SEPTEMBER 1991

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY INCREASING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF WILDERNESS AND THE CONSERVATION THEREOF AND THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WILDERNESS AND THE ENVIRONMENT GENERALLY BY THE PROVISION OF INSTRUCTION AND OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIRECT EXPERIENCE OF WILDERNESS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED