GAME AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. GAME AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST 2007-09-05 → present
2. THE GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST LIMITED 2005-09-30 → 2007-09-05

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

Fletcher & Partners

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. GAME AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST · parent
   1. Game and Wildlife Conservation Trading Limited · United Kingdom · Operates an Advisory Service and the Shop, and also carries out various fundraising events.
   2. GWCT Natural Capital Advisory Limited · United Kingdom · Provides a range of services to landowners concerning the Natural Capital resources of their land.
   3. GWCT Events Limited · United Kingdom · Runs fundraising events on behalf of the Trust.
   4. The Game Conservancy Trust
   5. The Allerton Research and Educational Trust
   6. Game and Wildlife Scottish Demonstration Farm

Significant events

• “Avian Influenza and rising input costs continued to have an impact on the game shooting sector in 2024, though to a lesser extent than in 2023.”
• “Wales 2024: A Year of Growth and Innovation for GWCT Wales. 2024 marked a significant year of progress for GWCT Wales, as we continued to expand our project portfolio and deliver impactful, on-the-ground conservation work.”
• “The farm had a poor year due to adverse weather in autumn 2023 and Spring 2024. Financially, this was compounded by requiring contractors in Autumn 2024 due to a gap in farm manager.”
• “The cost of living crisis and other external events are having a significant effect on fundraising and operations.”

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

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +41.5%

  £2,151,769 → £3,045,764

• Cash

  -1.6%

  £2,983,156 → £2,935,977

• Net assets

  +0.9%

  £12,701,203 → £12,811,839

• Employees

  0%

  146 → 146

• Operating profit

  +90.1%

  -£206,414 → -£20,339

• Profit before tax

  -119.6%

  -£58,324 → -£128,068

• Wages

  +13.1%

  £4,537,384 → £5,133,139

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