KENT WILDLIFE TRUST

1. KENT WILDLIFE TRUST 1997-01-01 → present
2. KENT TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION 1959-07-21 → 1997-01-01

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

BHP LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group and parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. KENT WILDLIFE TRUST · parent
   1. Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd 1% · England
   2. KWT Consultancy Services Ltd 1% · England
   3. Wilder Carbon Ltd 1% · England

Significant events

• “Romney Marsh Visitor Centre closed its doors to visitors in June 2024.”
• “Refurbishment plans for Sevenoaks Visitor Centre with a £2.1M investment due to open in autumn 2025.”
• “Second successful release of the red-billed Chough in summer 2024, alongside the first wild Chough chick hatched in over 200 years.”
• “Acquired Furnace Farm (128-acre arable land) for £1.4m.”
• “Purchased 26-acre extension to Polhill reserve for £256k.”
• “Purchased Fright Wood (7.5-acre woodland) for £90k.”
• “Took on the freehold of Oare Marshes (166 acres) from Tarmac.”
• “Launched 'Become a Wildlife Saver' campaign in August, securing new members at the busiest time of the year.”
• “Redundancy payments in the year were £32,762 (2023: £56,916).”
• “Prior year adjustment to correct over-depreciation of furniture, plant and equipment, reducing general reserves. Two legacies totalling £60,719 duplicated, and a further £39,216 overstated for 2023 accounts.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

6

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +103.1%

  £945,000 → £1,919,000

• Cash

  -84.3%

  £909,000 → £143,000

• Net assets

  +3.3%

  £16,868,000 → £17,429,000

• Employees

  +1.7%

  116 → 118

• Profit before tax

  +125.8%

  -£1,413,000 → £365,000

• Wages

  +9.9%

  £3,826,000 → £4,205,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers