Call of the Wild Development Trust CIO
What it does
The relief of those in need by providing resilience training for a variety groups across the UK facing life changing transitions
Its charitable purposes
1. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS PRIMARILY OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN TRANSITIONING INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL, NEW SETTINGS AND NEW EXPERIENCES OR OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.’2. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS ARISING FROM BEING LONG TERM UNEMPLOYED, A YOUNG PERSON NOT IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (NEETS) AND EX SERVICE PERSONNEL THROUGH PROVIDING PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AND SKILLS AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £190,758 and spent £161,998.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £190,758 | £161,998 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 October 2024 | £115,454 | £113,219 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 65%, from £115,454 in the year to 31 October 2024 to £190,758 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 85% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 2 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £34,936 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £34,936 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 October 2024 | £53,225 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £25,000, awarded in 2025.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Geraint LewisChair
- Alan Tudor Jones
- Lynne Sheehy
- Mark James Soanes
- Robert Lloyd Griffiths OBE
Filing record
Of the last 2 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 2 June 2026, 151 days early | Received 2 June 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | 31 August 2025 | Received 17 April 2025, 136 days early | Received 17 April 2025 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1205707
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 14 November 2023
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Nov 2023
- Website
- www.callofthewilddevelopmenttrust.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Neath Port Talbot
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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.