Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Limited
What it does
Promotion of conservation and maintenance and study of places of biological, zoological geological, ecological and scientific interest especially in Radnorshire
Its charitable purposes
A) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF 1) WILDLIFE; 2) TERRESTRIAL, MARINE AND AQUATIC HABITATS AND THEIR WILDLIFE; 3) 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 THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION.
Causes
- What it works on
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £695,820 and spent £831,175.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £695,820 | £831,175 | 16 | 63 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,219,568 | £652,541 | 14 | 56 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,862,146 | £1,093,315 | 19 | 90 |
| 31 March 2022 | £779,156 | £733,787 | 15 | 53 |
| 31 March 2021 | £506,222 | £279,983 | 7 | 38 |
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 37%, from £506,222 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £695,820 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 119% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund gave £134,872 in the year to 31 March 2025, 19% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £22,925 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £22,925 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £43,715 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £579,618 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £417,843 from 7 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £135,525 from 5 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£574,521
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£65,703
- Trading and fundraising£3,565
- Investments£40,035
- Other£11,996
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 12 funders who gave £364,235 between them. £258,318 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | National Lottery | £134,872 | |
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £64,256 | £75,203 |
| John Ellerman Foundation Wye Now | Trust, company or other | £38,000 | |
| CAF | Trust, company or other | £37,642 | £15,537 |
| DRW Foundation | Trust, company or other | £30,275 | |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £21,358 | |
| Natural Resources Wales | Other public body | £16,157 | £22,432 |
| Powys County Council | Council | £13,268 | £19,864 |
| People's Postcode Lottery | National Lottery | £8,407 | £10,971 |
| Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts | Trust, company or other | £200,000 | |
| Banister Trust | Trust, company or other | £150,000 | |
| The National Lottery: Stand for Nature Wales | National Lottery | £63,629 | |
| Swire Charitable Trust | Trust, company or other | £50,000 | |
| The National Lottery Nextdoor Nature | National Lottery | £43,761 | |
| Oak Foundation | Trust, company or other | £41,500 | |
| John Ellerman Foundation | Trust, company or other | £38,000 | |
| The National Lottery: Wilder Pentwyn | National Lottery | £36,628 | |
| Waterloo Foundation | Trust, company or other | £20,000 | |
| Rewilding Britain | Trust, company or other | £5,742 | |
| Powys Local Nature Partnership | Trust, company or other | £1,419 | |
| The National Lottery: NNF Grassland Management | National Lottery | £1,380 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 14 grants to this charity since 1996, worth at least £1,586,980.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£766,504, 4 grants
- The National Lottery Community Fund£618,434, 5 grants
- John Ellerman Foundation£115,000, 1 grant
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation£77,042, 3 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£10,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £499,934 |
| 24 Oct 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £99,100 |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Community Foundation in Wales | £10,000 |
| 23 Nov 2023 | John Ellerman Foundation | £115,000 |
| 4 Apr 2023 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £249,504 |
| 12 Oct 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,950 |
| 18 Jun 2015 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £351,900 |
| 12 Oct 2012 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £63,800 |
| 26 Mar 2012 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £15,000 |
| 8 Dec 2010 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
All 14 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2009 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £47,042 |
| 3 Jun 2008 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £15,000 |
| 19 Oct 2004 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,450 |
| 13 Nov 1996 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £101,300 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 21 payments to this charity worth £952,805 between 10 May 2021 and 9 October 2025.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £952,805 | 21 | 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 |
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Susan Anne HoldenChair
- Gafyn Richard Roger Blakeway
- Jacob Terence Cohen
- Jennifer Anne Newman
- Jocelyn Joseph Talbot Garman
- Leigh Harling-Bowen
- Neil Maguinness
- Richard Phillip Calvert Thomas
- William Llewelyn Stow
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 9 December 2025, 53 days early | Received 9 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 5 January 2025, 26 days early | Received 5 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 20 January 2024, 11 days early | Received 24 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 10 January 2023, 21 days early | Received 10 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 19 January 2022, 12 days early | Received 19 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 519021
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 July 1987
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED 19 MAY 1987) AFFECTED BY SCHEME OF 5TH JANUARY 1998, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 9 DECEMBER 2010.
- Company number
- 02132736This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.rwtwales.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.