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Whale and Dolphin Conservation

Also known as: Wdc

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC040231
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed June 8, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Feb. 4, 2009
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Brookfield House
38 St Paul Street
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 1LJ

Contact

Website
whales.org
Screenshot of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation website

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the advancement of animal welfare'

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: To educate the public towards the need for preservation of all species of aquatic mammals in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing all whales, dolphins, porpoises and cetaceans in all their forms. To undertake research on issues of the preservation of all species of aquatic mammals and to publish the results of such research. To work towards the elimination of all forms of cruelty to, and abuse of, aquatic mammals whether in the wild or in captivity. and. To preserve and conserve aquatic mammals

Geography

Main operating location
Outwith Scotland
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Sept. 30, 2025 June 8, 2026On time £5,233,306 £5,932,409 71
Sept. 30, 2024 June 25, 2025On time £53,632,082 £6,464,495 58
Sept. 30, 2023 June 12, 2024On time £5,941,529 £5,751,659 74
Sept. 30, 2022 July 17, 202317 days late £4,803,933 £4,784,960 103
Sept. 30, 2021 June 22, 2022On time £5,012,285 £4,374,223 96
Sept. 30, 2020 June 24, 2021 £4,263,100 £4,090,136 99

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.