GWENT WILDLIFE TRUST LTD

Charity number: 242619
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Gwent Wildlife Trust has a vision of an environment rich in wildlife for everyone. We work to rebuild biodiversity and engage people with their environment. We manage land, campaign for wildlife, provide advice and promote enjoyment and appreciation of wildlife.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income:
£1,335,483

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Donations and legacies £442.09k
Charitable activities £752.41k
Other trading activities £48.80k
Investments £49.62k
Other £42.56k

Total expenditure:
£1,541,578

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Raising funds £158.93k
Charitable activities £1.38m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £44,823 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

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.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £158.93k
Charitable expenditure £1.38m

People

29 Employee(s)

12 Trustee(s)

352 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Blaenau Gwent
  • Caerphilly
  • Monmouthshire
  • Newport City
  • Torfaen

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 June 1965: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GWENT WILDLIFE TRUST (Working name)
  • MONMOUTHSHIRE NATURALISTS TRUST LIMITED (Previous name)
  • THE GWENT TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
00812535 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Marc Leppard Chair 15 September 2021
None on record
Matthew Charles Lewis Trustee 15 December 2025
None on record
Sarah-Louise Raphael Puntan-Galea Trustee 15 December 2025
None on record
Clare Louise Skidmore Trustee 15 December 2025
None on record
Juliet Holt-Wilson Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Tim Rathbone Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Dr Mary Barkham Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Tom Abbey Smith Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Mavis Mckenzie Cecil Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Richard Hugh Howell Trustee 21 September 2022
None on record
David Rees Trustee 18 September 2019
None on record
Jonathan Marten Henry Stephens Trustee 04 December 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £921.74k £1.45m £1.89m £1.43m £1.34m
Total expenditure £1.29m £1.23m £1.61m £1.54m £1.54m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £512.61k £876.45k £1.06m £74.87k £44.82k
Income - Donations and legacies £314.81k £465.94k £670.61k £421.62k £442.09k
Income - Other trading activities £23.42k £7.87k £26.50k £61.95k £48.80k
Income - Charitable activities £558.91k £945.40k £1.17m £870.52k £752.41k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £24.60k £27.74k £21.70k £33.19k £49.62k
Income - Other £0 £1.98k £0 £38.25k £42.56k
Income - Legacies £1.97k £6.94k £345.32k £106.79k £104.43k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.16m £1.11m £1.34m £1.40m £1.38m
Expenditure - Raising funds £132.95k £123.57k £261.79k £142.58k £158.93k
Expenditure - Governance £36.19k £103.94k £117.64k £31.51k £27.99k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £12.72k £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 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets £1.89m £2.01m £2.10m £2.11m £2.12m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £1.14m £1.21m £1.47m £1.41m £1.25m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £34.20k £12.86k £19.31k £80.37k £134.30k

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 2025 19 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 19 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 10 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 10 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 01 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 01 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 05 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 05 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 08 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 08 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13 JUL 1964 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 MAY 1974 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 APR 1987 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 APR 1991 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 SEP 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 OCT 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 SEP 2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13 JAN 2026

Charitable objects

1.1 THE TRUST'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: A) TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF: (I) WILDLIFE, THEIR HABITATS AND ECOSYSTEMS (II) PLACES OF ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, GEOLOGICAL, ECOLOGICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST OR OF NATURAL BEAUTY OR LANDSCAPE VALUE B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF A) ABOVE. C) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF A) ABOVE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Chestnut Suite
Mamhilad House
Mamhilad Park Estate
Mamhilad
Pontypool
NP4 0HZ
Phone:
01600740600
Email:
zporter@gwentwildlife.org
Website:

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