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Dorset Wildlife Trust

The Dorset Naturalists Trust LTD, The Dorset Trust For Nature Conservation, Dorset Wildlife Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
200222
Status
Registered
Registered
July 7, 1961
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
National

Address

Address
DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST
BROOKLANDS FARM
FORSTON
DORCHESTER
DT2 7AA

Activities

Our mission is to champion wildlife and natural places, to engage and inspire people and to promote sustainable living. We are working to conserve and enhance Dorset's rich and varied wildlife, delivering conservation gains through our network of nature reserves and wildlife sites and by engaging with communities, working with landowners, farmers, local authorities, business and young people.

Objects: 1.1.1 To Promote For The Benefit Of The Public The Conservation Protection And Improvement Of The Physical And Natural Environment Both On Land And Sea, In Particular But Not Exclusively In Dorset By: (a) Establishing And Maintaining Nature Reserves, Wildlife Habitats And Natural Spaces;(b) Surveying, Recording, Researching And Studying The Natural Environment; And(c) Engaging People With Their Environment Through Events, Centres, Volunteering And/or Other Means.1.1.2 To Advance The Education Of The Public In And Inform Them About The Conservation, Protection And Improvement Of The Physical And Natural Environment, And The Natural Sciences Both On Land And Sea In Particular But Not Exclusively In Dorset By:(a) Providing Walks, Talks, Events, Meetings, Digital And Other Means Of Communication; And (b) Advocating Good Practice And Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Lifestyles And Working.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Dorset

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £7,321,729 £5,438,332 £27,046,998 84
March 31, 2024 £12,693,937 £4,358,250 £25,145,026 75
March 31, 2023 £5,096,909 £4,170,508 £16,615,883 71
March 31, 2022 £7,194,913 £3,230,777 £15,824,703 60
March 31, 2021 £3,497,005 £2,699,871 £11,757,641 53

Trustees

Name Appointed
Anne Vivienne Wheatcroft Feb. 1, 2020
Akshay Sanghrajka Dec. 1, 2025
Andrew Littler Dec. 2, 2024
Dr Philip Sterling Dec. 2, 2024
Giles Pugh Feb. 1, 2020
Ian Alexander Dec. 4, 2023
James Robert White Feb. 1, 2020
Josephine Davies MBE Feb. 1, 2020
John Allan Stobart Dec. 5, 2022
Leo Julian Henley Lock Dec. 4, 2023
Lisa Upchurch Dec. 1, 2025
Lisbet Sherlock Dec. 4, 2023
Richard Hulf Dec. 2, 2024
Roger Cole March 2, 2020
Simon Goldsack Dec. 5, 2022