CUMBRIA WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-08 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£689K
-43.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£19M
+63.9% vs 2024
Employees
88
+7.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CUMBRIA WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED 1989-03-06 → present
- CUMBRIA TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION LIMITED(THE) 1981-12-31 → 1989-03-06
- CUMBRIA NATURALISTS' TRUST LIMITED 1962-05-16 → 1981-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,088,998 | £12,314,516 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £725,376 | £7,388,119 | |
| Cash | £1,220,890 | £689,097 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,565,406 | £18,953,525 | |
| Net assets | £11,565,406 | £18,953,525 | |
| Equity | £11,565,406 | £18,953,525 | |
| Average employees | 82 | 88 | |
| Wages | £2,223,177 | £2,527,176 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 17.7% | 60.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.3% | 6.1% | |
| Current ratio | 8.10x | 5.50x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having regard to the above, the Trustees believe it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- CUMBRIA WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED · parent
- Wildlife Cumbria Limited 100%
Significant events
- “acquisition of Skiddaw Forest in July 2024, followed by the successful subsequent public appeal.”
- “completed the acquisition of several additional pieces of the 'jigsaw' around Foulshaw Moss to buffer and extend the nature reserve.”
- “A very significant programme of peatland and grassland restoration has been completed this year in partnership with other landowners, farmers and the Cumbria Peat Partnership.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 88 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, Jane | Secretary | 2020-07-02 | — | — |
| BRAY, Amy | Director | 2023-01-19 | Aug 2002 | British |
| BYLE, Philip Andrew Frank, Dr. | Director | 2018-07-05 | Jul 1963 | British |
| DEECKE, Volker, Dr. | Director | 2019-10-31 | Sep 1969 | German |
| GREGORY, Sheila | Director | 2023-01-19 | Mar 1957 | British |
| HOLLIDAY, Elizabeth Rachel | Director | 2026-03-26 | Dec 2003 | British |
| NEWTON, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2025-07-31 | Jun 1959 | British |
| POHL, Amelie Rose | Director | 2026-03-26 | Sep 2002 | British |
| SHARROD, David John | Director | 2018-10-12 | Oct 1959 | British |
| TEW, Judith Anne | Director | 2025-07-31 | May 1962 | British |
| WILSON, Jane Louisa | Director | 2019-10-31 | May 1969 | British |
| YOUNG, Peter, Dr | Director | 2023-01-19 | Sep 1958 | British |
Show 88 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANDLEY, John | Secretary | 2013-01-10 | 2020-07-02 |
| HILL, Sidney David | Secretary | 2005-02-03 | 2011-10-08 |
| READ, Stephen | Secretary | — | 1992-05-28 |
| SYKES, Robert William | Secretary | 2011-10-08 | 2013-01-10 |
| WHALEY, William Norman | Secretary | 2003-07-17 | 2004-11-18 |
| WHITWHAM, Graham Claude | Secretary | 1992-05-28 | 2003-07-17 |
| ADAMS, James, Dr | Director | 1993-04-03 | 2001-06-09 |
| ALBON, Margaret Elizabeth | Director | 1999-02-27 | 2007-05-24 |
| ARMSTRONG, Roy, Dr | Director | 1999-06-12 | 2003-06-14 |
| ATKINS, Pauline Mary | Director | 1996-06-15 | 2001-06-09 |
| ATKINSON, Kathleen Mary | Director | 1994-06-11 | 2002-06-08 |
| ATKINSON, Kathleen Mary | Director | — | 1993-04-03 |
| AYNSCOUGH, James Geoffrey | Director | — | 2003-06-14 |
| BAILEY, David | Director | — | 1994-06-11 |
| BANFORD, Adrian | Director | 2021-08-11 | 2024-09-05 |
| BARRETT, Julie Anne | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2024-11-29 |
| BEALE, Ivor Richard, Doctor | Director | 1996-06-15 | 1999-11-27 |
| BIRKETT, Frances Mary | Director | — | 1994-06-11 |
| BLEWITT, Robert William, Dr | Director | 2001-06-09 | 2002-06-08 |
| BONNER, Susan Pippa | Director | — | 2002-06-08 |
| BRUNSTROM, Sheila Fern | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| CAMPBELL, Robert Ian | Director | 1995-06-10 | 1999-06-12 |
| CARSON, Jane | Director | 2011-10-08 | 2019-10-31 |
| CARTY, Peter | Director | 1993-04-03 | 1993-11-27 |
| CHAMLEY, Norris | Director | — | 1993-04-03 |
| CHANDLER, John Stephen | Director | 1993-04-03 | 1995-06-10 |
| CLARE, Sidney Frederick | Director | 1994-06-11 | 2002-06-08 |
| COATES, Emily Sarah | Director | 2018-01-11 | 2022-01-17 |
| COCKSHOTT, Audrey Brenda | Director | — | 1997-06-14 |
| CORNAH, Robin Charles | Director | 2008-02-07 | 2016-10-14 |
| DEECKE, Volker, Dr | Director | 2019-05-23 | 2019-10-31 |
| DELANY, Michael James, Professor | Director | 1999-02-27 | 2002-06-08 |
| DONNISON, Erica Mary | Director | 1996-06-15 | 1998-06-13 |
| DUNNE, Isobel Judith | Director | — | 1992-05-28 |
| EDEN, Barbara | Director | — | 1992-11-28 |
| ELLERBY, Paul | Director | — | 1992-05-28 |
| ELLISON, Rose Edith (Bunty) | Director | 1995-06-10 | 2003-06-14 |
| ELLISON, Rose Edith | Director | — | 1994-06-11 |
| FARMER, John Malcolm | Director | 2006-07-13 | 2019-10-31 |
| FRANKLAND, Helga Maud Toynbee, Dr | Director | — | 2003-06-14 |
| GARNETT, Margaret Susan | Director | 2003-06-14 | 2011-10-08 |
| GILL, John Parker | Director | — | 1993-04-03 |
| GILL, Margaret Mary | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| GRAY, John Henderson | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| GUTHRIE, David (Simon) Maltby, Professor | Director | 1992-05-28 | 2000-02-15 |
| GUTHRIE, Marjorie Gaskins, Dr | Director | 1992-05-28 | 2000-06-10 |
| HALLIDAY, Geoffrey, Dr | Director | 1992-05-28 | 2002-06-08 |
| HANDLEY, John | Director | 2012-10-19 | 2020-07-02 |
| HANSON, Paqtrick Temple Gairdner | Director | 1993-04-03 | 1997-06-14 |
| HARPUR, William Ware, Dr | Director | 2002-06-08 | 2007-05-24 |
| HARPUR, William Ware, Dr | Director | 1993-04-03 | 2001-06-09 |
| HARRISON, Peter Gordon | Director | — | 1993-04-03 |
| HAWKSWELL, David Antony | Director | 1997-06-14 | 2002-06-08 |
| HENDERSON, Juliet Margaret | Director | 2001-06-09 | 2007-05-24 |
| HERBERT, Ian Derek | Director | 2003-07-17 | 2007-05-24 |
| HESKETH, Reginald William | Director | 1996-06-15 | 2000-06-10 |
| HILL, Sidney David | Director | 2005-02-03 | 2011-10-08 |
| HILL, Sidney David | Director | 1994-06-11 | 2002-06-08 |
| HOLDEN, Valerie | Director | 1999-06-12 | 2002-06-08 |
| HOLDGATE, Martin Wyatt, Sir | Director | 2004-06-12 | 2015-10-09 |
| HOOLEY, Graham John, Professor | Director | 2015-11-19 | 2024-11-29 |
| HUTT, Richard James | Director | 1995-06-10 | 1999-06-12 |
| INGLEWOOD, Cressida, Lady | Director | 2014-10-03 | 2023-01-19 |
| JACKSON, Denis Wilfred, Commander | Director | — | 1994-06-11 |
| JEFFRAY, Duncan John, Dr | Director | 1997-06-14 | 2007-05-24 |
| JOHNSON, Susan | Director | 1993-04-03 | 2005-06-11 |
| JONES, Frederick Michael | Director | 1994-06-11 | 2002-06-08 |
| JONES, Gemma | Director | 2021-01-21 | 2024-04-05 |
| KINGSTON, Roger Alan | Director | — | 1993-04-03 |
| LACKIE, Ann Margaret, Dr | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2018-11-27 |
| LANGLEY, Michael James | Director | 2007-05-24 | 2015-10-09 |
| LE CREN, Eric David | Director | — | 2003-06-14 |
| LOWE, Arnold John | Director | — | 1994-11-03 |
| MARSHALL, Anthony Ayrton | Director | 1996-06-15 | 2002-06-08 |
| MARSHALL, Anthony Ayrton | Director | — | 1995-06-10 |
| MARSHALL, John Smith | Director | — | 2002-06-08 |
| MATHEWS, Walter Graham, Dr | Director | 1997-06-14 | 1999-11-27 |
| MATTHEWS, Derek | Director | 1999-02-27 | 2003-06-14 |
| NEALE, Roger Reynold | Director | 2001-06-09 | 2002-06-08 |
| NELSON, John Dennis Erskine | Director | — | 2003-06-14 |
| NUTTALL, Christine Elizabeth | Director | 1995-06-10 | 2002-06-08 |
| NUTTALL, Christine Elizabeth | Director | — | 1994-06-11 |
| O'CONNOR, Barbara Kathleen Winder | Director | 2007-05-24 | 2015-10-09 |
| O'CONNOR, Barbara Kathleen Winder | Director | 1999-06-12 | 2006-06-08 |
| PARSLER, John Ronald | Director | 1996-06-15 | 1999-06-12 |
| PITT, Gordon | Director | 1999-06-12 | 2006-07-13 |
| PITT, Gordon | Director | 1991-11-01 | 1992-05-12 |
| POLAND, Daniel John | Director | 2022-11-17 | 2024-11-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 277 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+201.2%
£4,088,998 £12,314,516
-
Cash
-43.6%
£1,220,890 £689,097
-
Net assets
+63.9%
£11,565,406 £18,953,525
-
Employees
+7.3%
82 88
-
Wages
+13.7%
£2,223,177 £2,527,176
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