# DURHAM WILDLIFE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 501038
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 14, 1972
- **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=501038


## Contact

- **Address:** RAINTON MEADOWS, CHILTON MOOR, HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING, TYNE AND WEAR
- **Postcode:** DH4 6PU
- **Phone:** 01915843112
- **Email:** mail@durhamwt.co.uk
- **Website:** www.durhamwt.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE TRUST IS ESTABLISHED ARE: - FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND MORE PARTICULARLY IN THE COUNTY OF DURHAM :-I) TO RECORD, STUDY AND PROTECT FROM INJURY, ILL-TREATMENT OR DESTRUCTION PLACES AND OBJECTS OF NATURAL BEAUTY OR OF BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL, ECOLOGICAL, SILVICULTURAL, GEOLOGICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST.II) TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE, CARRY ON AND ENCOURAGE STUDY AND RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES AND TO MAKE GRANTS OR DONATIONS FOR SUCH PURPOSES.III) TO ESTABLISHED, FORM, OWN, MAINTAIN AND MANAGE SANCTUARIES AND RESERVES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FAUNA AND VEGETATION AND AREAS OF NATURAL BEAUTY OR OF BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL, ECOLOGICAL, SILVICULTURAL, GEOLOGICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST.

**Activities:** Protection of wildlife and natural features and promotion of nature conservation within our area. Acting as a main focus for nature conservation within our area and providing means by which communities and individuals can become involved.

**Area of benefit:** COUNTY OF DURHAM




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- South Tyneside
- Sunderland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £4285760 | £3338032 | £11103043 | 43 |
| March 31, 2024 | £5266186 | £2271897 | £10155315 | 39 |
| March 31, 2023 | £6819979 | £2594060 | £7161026 | 41 |
| March 31, 2022 | £3091926 | £2287783 | £2935107 | 42 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1962735 | £1525980 | £2130964 | 29 |



## Trustees

- Clare June Butcher — appointed Oct. 27, 2025
- Dr Vivien Kent — appointed Oct. 21, 2019
- Faye Butler — appointed Sept. 1, 2018
- Harvey Neve — appointed Oct. 17, 2022
- Ian Robert Cole — appointed Oct. 21, 2024
- Michael Andrew Coates — appointed Oct. 27, 2025
- Nigel Bell — appointed Oct. 17, 2022
- Paul William Davidson — appointed Nov. 23, 2020
- Professor Stephen Geoffrey Willis — appointed Oct. 27, 2025
- Professor William Mark Oxbury — appointed Oct. 21, 2024
- Richard Francis Joseph Arrowsmith — appointed Oct. 21, 2024
- Simon David Bell — appointed Oct. 21, 2024
- Stephen Kumar Bhowmick — appointed Oct. 27, 2025