# ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 210065
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 22, 1962
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=210065


## Contact

- **Address:** Essex Wildlife Trust, Joan Elliot Visitor Centre, Abbotts Hall Farm, Maldon Road, Great Wigborough
- **Postcode:** COLCHEST
- **Phone:** 01621862960
- **Email:** admin@essexwt.org.uk
- **Website:** www.essexwt.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE CONSERVATION MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF:(I) WILDLIFE AND ITS HABITATS;(II) PLACES OF NATURAL BEAUTY(III) PLACES OF ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST(IV) FEATURES OF LANDSCAPE WITH GEOGRAPHICAL, PHYSIOGRAPHICAL, OR AMENITY VALUEIN ANY WAYS THAT ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN WAYS THAT FURTHER BIODIVERSITY2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN:(I) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT(II) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS PRIMARILY DEFINED AS "DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS" [BRUNDTLAND COMMISSION]

**Activities:** The three main areas of activity are the management of nature reserves, conservation, and people and wildlife. All these activities aim to promote conservation and encourage sustainability in a wide audience.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Essex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £9953036 | £9725012 | £31144343 | 203 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £9226032 | £10563749 | £25270776 | 201 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £8385673 | £9774116 | £31113143 | 191 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £8615267 | £8371748 | £34596152 | 141 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £10040194 | £7399306 | £33239359 | 136 |



## Trustees

- Carl Moxley — appointed Feb. 12, 2026
- Catherine Hawkins — appointed July 30, 2020
- Charles Andrew Joynson — appointed May 16, 2017
- Elin Maria Simonsson — appointed July 30, 2020
- James Wren — appointed July 30, 2020
- Michelle Wall — appointed March 31, 2020
- Paul Roberts — appointed May 29, 2025
- Sarah Balser — appointed July 30, 2020
- Timothy Young — appointed May 29, 2025