The Wild Carp Trust
What it does
Promotes, for the benefit of the public, the conservation and protection of the oldest strains of carp in the UK. Advances the education of the public in the conservation, protection, history and importance of the oldest carp strains.
Its charitable purposes
1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE OLDEST STRAINS OF CARP IN THE UK.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, HISTORY AND IMPORTANCE OF THE OLDEST CARP STRAINS.THESE STRAINS ARE DEFINED, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CIO, AS THE ORIGINAL SPECIES WILD CARP (CONSIDERED VULNERABLE TO EXTINCTION BY THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE) AND THE FERAL DESCENDANTS OF CARP INTRODUCED TO WATERS IN ENGLAND AND WALES BEFORE 1850 WHERE EVIDENCE – IN THE FORM OF HISTORIC RECORD OR FISH PHENOTYPE – SUGGESTS THAT THEY HAVE SINCE AVOIDED CROSSBREEDING WITH MORE MODERN STRAINS OF CARP.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £6,386 and spent £6,457.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £6,386 | £6,457 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2024 | £3,560 | £2,898 | Not reported | 9 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,620 | £442 | Not reported | 1 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 294%, from £1,620 in the year to 31 March 2023 to £6,386 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 101% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 3 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Nigel Ernest HudsonChair
- Mark Richard Loyley Aspell
- Peter Terence Whipp
Filing record
Of the last 3 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 24 January 2026, 7 days early | Received 24 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 22 January 2025, 9 days early | Received 22 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 14 February 2024, 14 days late | Received 14 February 2024 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1196426
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 November 2021
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Nov 2021
- Website
- www.wildcarptrust.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.