# SOMERSET WILDLIFE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 238372
- **Other names:** THE SOMERSET TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 3, 1964
- **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=238372


## Contact

- **Address:** Somerset Wildlife Trust, 34 Wellington Road, Taunton
- **Postcode:** TA1 5AW
- **Phone:** 01823652400
- **Email:** enquiries@somersetwildlife.org
- **Website:** www.somersetwildlife.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE, PROTECTION AND ENJOYMENT OF: (I) WILDLIFE AND ITS HABITATS; (II) PLACES OF ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST; (III) FEATURES OF LANDSCAPE WITH GEOLOGICAL OR PHYSIOGRAPHICAL VALUE; (IV) PLACES OF NATURAL BEAUTY IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROMOTING BIODIVERSITY.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN: (I) THE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; (II) THE PRINCIPLES OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION. (3) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH IN ALL BRANCHES OF NATURE STUDY, IN ECOLOGY AND GEOLOGY.

**Activities:** Managing nature reserves, protecting rare and threatened species, monitoring plans and developments, standing up for wildlife conservation, working with landowners, local business and government for the benefit of wildlife and promoting sustainable living.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE SOMERSET




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £5348000 | £5773000 | £10269000 | 93 |
| March 31, 2024 | £4905000 | £4701000 | £10736000 | 87 |
| March 31, 2023 | £5436163 | £4611928 | £10513760 | 84 |
| March 31, 2022 | £6071111 | £3350532 | £9782304 | 69 |
| March 31, 2021 | £3822619 | £2544822 | £7027381 | 59 |



## Trustees

- **Rupert Taylor** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 18, 2023
- Amy Rebecca Coulthard — appointed Nov. 22, 2022
- Barnaby Briggs — appointed Nov. 15, 2025
- Charles Fattorini — appointed Nov. 15, 2025
- Dr Daniel James Christopher Skinner — appointed Nov. 22, 2022
- Dr Mark Steer — appointed June 10, 2019
- Holly Purdey — appointed Jan. 19, 2021
- Matthew James Bell — appointed Feb. 22, 2017
- Richard David Scarlett — appointed Nov. 22, 2022
- Stephen Rogers — appointed Aug. 1, 2023
- Stuart McBride — appointed Jan. 19, 2021