WWF - UK

Charity number: 1081247
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

WWF-UK's mission is to prevent and reverse the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable and reducing pollution and wasteful consumption.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income:
£92,466,000

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Donations and legacies £76.83m
Charitable activities £7.43m
Other trading activities £6.73m
Investments £1.48m
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£95,425,000

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Raising funds £24.59m
Charitable activities £70.83m
Other £0

£1,647,000 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £4,260,000 from 16 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 £24.59m
Charitable expenditure £70.83m

People

455 Employee(s)

12 Trustee(s)

1830 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 26
£70k to £80k 19
£80k to £90k 15
£90k to £100k 2
£120k to £130k 5
£150k to £200k 1

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Cameroon
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Fiji
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Germany
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Italy
  • Kenya
  • Malaysia
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • Northern Ireland
  • Norway
  • Pakistan
  • Rwanda
  • Scotland
  • Singapore
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Vietnam

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 June 2000: Standard registration
  • 01 December 2019: Funds received from 252576 IRIS DARNTON FOUNDATION
  • 14 May 2021: Funds received from 271022 THE GUTHRIE ESSAME CHARITABLE TRUST
  • 01 September 2022: Funds received from 267055 THE JOAN TANNER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT
  • 24 January 2024: Funds received from 268645 MRS S L CHAMBERS' CHARITABLE TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE (Working name)
  • WORLD WILDLIFE FUND (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
Dr Jessica Omukuti Trustee 20 November 2024
None on record
Rachel Marie Sexton Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Professor Julia Patricia Gordon Jones Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas Trustee 20 October 2022
None on record
David John Barnes Trustee 20 October 2022
None on record
Bernard Josiah Barlow Trustee 20 October 2022
None on record
Dr Steve Waygood Trustee 18 June 2021
None on record
Janine Kirsty Brimelow KC Trustee 18 June 2021
None on record
Dorcas Wongai Gwata Trustee 18 June 2021
None on record
Sir David John Lewis Trustee 18 June 2020
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES
Received: On time
Stephen Hay Trustee 24 October 2019
None on record
Steven Morris Trustee 02 November 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £80.84m £84.36m £91.04m £94.04m £92.47m
Total expenditure £78.28m £82.61m £92.14m £102.41m £95.43m
Income from government contracts £11.00k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £769.00k £710.00k £1.80m £3.83m £4.26m
Income - Donations and legacies £69.05m £73.86m £79.15m £78.66m £76.83m
Income - Other trading activities £7.16m £6.94m £6.76m £7.62m £6.73m
Income - Charitable activities £3.80m £2.96m £4.45m £6.60m £7.43m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £841.00k £600.00k £669.00k £1.16m £1.48m
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £16.96m £15.42m £15.35m £17.38m £16.36m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £59.84m £61.94m £69.14m £78.48m £70.83m
Expenditure - Raising funds £18.44m £20.68m £22.84m £23.90m £24.59m
Expenditure - Governance £586.00k £841.00k £1.11m £1.09m £1.95m
Expenditure - Grants institution £31.01m £26.41m £33.19m £39.88m £37.02m
Expenditure - Investment management £190.00k £209.00k £222.00k £233.00k £252.00k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £157.00k £34.00k £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 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Own use assets £17.47m £15.26m £14.05m £12.71m £12.09m
Long-term investments £23.47m £26.96m £26.49m £26.94m £26.14m
Other assets £33.77m £36.97m £37.32m £28.70m £29.07m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £10.54m £10.35m £11.13m £10.76m £11.09m

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 June 2024 24 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 24 April 2025 On Time
Annual return 30 June 2023 22 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 22 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 13 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 13 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 23 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 23 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 17 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 17 March 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 JUNE 2000, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 13 DECEMBER 2007 AND 15 DECEMBER 2009 AND BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 8 APRIL 2010. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/07/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 JUN 2017 as amended on 14 Mar 2018 as amended on 28 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

1. THE PROMOTION OF CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES, TO INCLUDE WITHOUT LIMITATION, FAUNA AND FLORA, WATER, SOILS AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES; AND 2. THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION IN NATURE CONSERVATION, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; AND 3. THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL STUDIES, RESEARCH AND PROJECTS AND PUBLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL WORKS. IN EACH CASE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE.

Contact information

Address:
W W F-UK
The Living Planet Centre
Rufford House
Brewery Road
WOKING
GU21 4LL
Phone:
01483426444
Email:
supportercare@wwf.org.uk
Website:

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