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Wilderness Foundation UK

A Registered Charity based in England

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Description

The Wilderness Foundation UK mission is to harness the positive power of nature to change lives. Each year we work with over 8,000 young people across the UK, including some of the hardest-to-reach most disadvantaged youth, to offer programs that utilize the irreplaceable quality of wilderness and nature as a catalyst for transformational personal growth and change.

Also known as

  • WF-UK
  • Wfuk
  • Wilderness Foundation
  • Wilderness Foundation UK
  • The Wilderness Foundation
  • Wilderness Foundation
  • Wilderness Foundation UK

CCEW Charity number

1118493

Company number

06003527

Registered

Postcode

CM3 3FE

Website

wildernessfoundation.org.uk

Domain

wildernessfoundation.org.uk

Latest income

£558,400 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Wilderness Foundation UK

GB-CHC-1118493

Locations

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Areas of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Wilderness Foundation UK

GB-CHC-1118493

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 1 inactive record, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1118493 .
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Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1118493 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Wilderness Foundation UK (this record)

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Last updated 2024-04-25

Wilderness Foundation UK

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Last updated 2024-04-20

The Wilderness Foundation UK (inactive)

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Last updated 2024-04-25

Wilderness Foundation UK

GB-CHC-1118493

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Grant-making foundations H10

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  • Beneficiary group BE » Young people BE115
  • Social welfare SW » Individual poverty SW105

Theme (CCEW)

  • General Charitable Purposes 101
  • Education/training 102
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Environment/conservation/heritage 112

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • National

Wilderness Foundation UK

GB-CHC-1118493

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2007-03-23 Registered as a charity
2007-11-25 0
2008-11-30 345,415 295,336
2009-11-30 579,268 551,608
2010-11-30 470,362 430,507
2011-12-31 1,523,931 1,548,983
2012-12-31 473,649 477,787
2013-12-31 480,442 447,366
2014-12-31 438,389 456,213
2015-12-31 511,371 483,899
2016-12-31 483,275 464,956
2017-12-31 369,737 376,699
2018-12-31 279,320 291,769
2019-12-31 435,339 372,674
2020-12-31 359,334 258,150
2021-12-31 621,938 439,733
2022-12-31 558,400 615,831
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Wilderness Foundation UK

GB-CHC-1118493

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 11 9
Employees paid more than £60,000 - -
Volunteers 41 30
Trustees 15
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Wilderness Foundation UK

GB-CHC-1118493

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£000s
2021
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 413.1 479.8
Legacies - -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 413.1 479.8
Income from charitable activities 79.4 80.8
Income from other trading activities 11.6 -
Income from investments - -
Other income 54.3 61.3
Total 558.4 621.9
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 9.4 -
Spending on raising funds 9.4 -
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 606.4 439.7
Charitable activities 606.4 439.7
Other spending - -
Total 615.8 439.7
Net income / (expenditure) (57.4) 182.2

Wilderness Foundation UK

GB-CHC-1118493

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£000s
2021
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets - -
Investment assets - -
- -
Current assets
Current investment assets 50.0 200.0
Cash 323.5 266.8
Other current assets 20.9 19.0
394.4 485.8
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (42.0) (34.3)
Net current assets 352.4 451.5
Total assets less current liabilities 352.4 451.5
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - (41.7)
Net assets 352.4 409.8
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 173.7 207.9
Unrestricted funds 178.7 201.9
352.4 409.8

Wilderness Foundation UK

GB-CHC-1118493

Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 25,600 19,734
Government contracts as % of total income 4.6% 3.2%
Number of government contracts 1 1
Government grants
Income from government grants - 40,000
Government grants as % of total income - 6.4%
Number of government grants - 2

Wilderness Foundation UK

GB-CHC-1118493

Grants received

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Received 36 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
The Dulverton Trust
Youth Opportunities
£8,802 Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023 - Wilderness Therapy & Environmental Education
Garfield Weston Foundation
Environment
£75,000 Main Grants award
The National Lottery Community Fund
RC London and South East Region
£219,114
3 years
Wilderness Nature Therapy
Aug 2023 to Aug 2026
The Dulverton Trust
Youth Opportunities
£90,000 Wilderness Foundation Core Funding 2023-2026
Haberdashers' Company
Restricted Grants Programme
£16,500 Thomas Arno Fund
Essex Community Foundation
Multiple Funding
£5,000 Grant to Wilderness Foundation UK
Essex Community Foundation
Multiple Funding
£2,846 Grant to Wilderness Foundation UK
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All England
£10,000
11 months
Down to Earth Allotments
Mar 2023 to Feb 2024
Crowdfunder
National Emergencies Trust Local Action Fund
£2,834 Local Action Fund
Essex Community Foundation
Thrive Programme
£1,000 Grant to Wilderness Foundation UK

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Wilderness Foundation UK

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