KENT WILDLIFE TRUST
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Cash
£382k
+167.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£19m
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
103
-12.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £945,000 | £1,919,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,413,000 | £365,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,306,000 | £538,000 | £1,077,000 | +100.2% | |
| Cash | £909,000 | £143,000 | £382,000 | +167.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,078,000 | £18,421,000 | £21,087,000 | +14.5% | |
| Net assets | £16,868,000 | £17,429,000 | £18,674,000 | +7.1% | |
| Equity | £16,868,000 | £17,429,000 | £18,674,000 | +7.1% | |
| Average employees | 116 | 118 | 103 | -12.7% | |
| Wages | £3,826,000 | £3,006,000 | £2,760,000 | -8.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -138.2% | 28.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 8.1% | 11.4% | 14.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.78x | — | — |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- KENT WILDLIFE TRUST 1997-01-01 → present
- KENT TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION 1959-07-21 → 1997-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- 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
- KENT WILDLIFE TRUST · parent
- Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd 100%
- KWT Consultancy Services Ltd 100%
- Wilder Carbon Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Trust reported a Serious Incident relating to a financial fraud in 2025, which was immediately investigated and reported to the Charity Commission.”
- “In May 2025, the Trust launched its largest land purchase appeal to date to secure Hoathly Farm, raising £1.65 million to secure the site.”
- “A beta version of the MyWilderKent mobile app launched in September 2025 to Kent Wildlife Trust members, empowering individuals and communities to take action for nature.”
- “In September 2025, the Trust launched its first ever multi-year, multi-million-pound appeal: the KWT Nature Restoration Fund, aiming to raise £3 million over the next four years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 83 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARTER, Darren Nicholas | Director | 2022-11-11 | Jan 1975 | British |
| HOEY, Rachel Marie | Director | 2021-09-09 | Jan 1962 | Australian |
| IBBOTSON, Catherine Jane | Director | 2021-05-27 | Jan 1966 | British |
| KIRKPATRICK, Jon Bruce, Dr | Director | 2024-10-18 | Jun 1978 | British |
| LOWE, Elizabeth | Director | 2021-05-27 | Aug 1966 | British |
| MINGS, Alison Rosemary | Director | 2023-07-15 | May 1958 | British |
| RAYNER, Kiran | Director | 2024-07-20 | Apr 1998 | British |
| WOOLGAR, Thomas Michael | Director | 2021-05-27 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 83 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAYNE, Peter John | Secretary | — | 2013-09-28 |
| BAKER, Caroline | Director | 1992-06-05 | 1993-09-03 |
| BARKER, Christopher | Director | 1995-06-09 | 2000-09-21 |
| BATESON, Pauline Miranda | Director | 2002-12-04 | 2019-07-03 |
| BAX, Michael William Sommerville | Director | 2013-09-28 | 2020-09-19 |
| BENNETT, John | Director | 2016-09-24 | 2018-07-31 |
| BOLAS, Paul Michael | Director | — | 2006-09-30 |
| BRINDLE, Eric | Director | 1999-06-24 | 2002-06-28 |
| BRYSON, Thomas | Director | — | 1995-06-09 |
| BYERLEY, Andrea Jane | Director | 2011-09-17 | 2021-07-17 |
| CHAMPION, Giles David | Director | 2008-09-13 | 2016-09-24 |
| COLES, Royston Keith | Director | — | 1994-06-17 |
| COTTRELL, Amanda Arianwen Cecilia | Director | 2007-09-15 | 2011-09-17 |
| DELANEY, Nicholas John | Director | 1993-06-04 | 1996-06-14 |
| DOVE, Stuart James, Dr | Director | 2006-09-30 | 2008-09-13 |
| DUNGAN, James Thomas | Director | — | 1991-11-27 |
| EMES, Elsie | Director | — | 1996-06-14 |
| FENTON, David Frederick | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2010-09-25 |
| FLEGG, James John Maitland, Dr | Director | — | 1994-06-17 |
| FLEMING, Valentine Patrick | Director | 1995-06-09 | 2000-03-01 |
| FRAZER, John Francis Deryk | Director | — | 1998-06-26 |
| GARWOOD, Martin Robert | Director | 2009-09-26 | 2019-11-06 |
| GOLDING, Victoria | Director | — | 2020-09-19 |
| GOLDSTRAW, Ruth Caroline | Director | 1999-07-03 | 2002-06-25 |
| HARROP, Stuart Reginald, Prof | Director | 2002-06-20 | 2008-09-13 |
| HAY, Philip Benjamin | Director | — | 2015-09-28 |
| HILL, Graham Roger | Director | 2011-09-17 | 2020-09-19 |
| HOOD-CREE, Michael Robert | Director | — | 1993-06-04 |
| HOPE, Roger George | Director | 2007-09-15 | 2015-09-26 |
| JARY, Katherine | Director | 2020-02-11 | 2021-07-17 |
| JESSEL, Caroline Rosemary, Dr | Director | 2016-09-24 | 2022-07-23 |
| JUNGHAANS, Dagmar Alexandra | Director | 1992-06-05 | 1993-06-04 |
| KINZLER, Richard Joseph | Director | 2012-09-22 | 2021-07-17 |
| KNIGHT, Gillen James | Director | 2010-09-26 | 2014-11-30 |
| KYRIACOU, Maria Ann | Director | 1994-06-17 | 1995-06-09 |
| LEIGH-PEMBERTON, John David | Director | 1996-06-14 | 2006-09-30 |
| LISLE, Christopher Teasdale | Director | 1995-06-09 | 2009-09-26 |
| MARGRIE, Richard Henry | Director | 1993-06-04 | 2008-09-13 |
| MAXWELL, Clive Andrew | Director | 2011-09-17 | 2019-11-06 |
| MCGRORY, William | Director | 1995-06-09 | 1997-06-13 |
| MERCER, Michael John | Director | — | 1994-06-17 |
| MILTON, Rebecca | Director | 2000-09-22 | 2007-09-15 |
| MORGAN, David Neil | Director | 1997-06-13 | 1999-07-03 |
| MOSELEY, Donald Bruce | Director | — | 1996-06-14 |
| MOYSE, Richard Ian | Director | 1995-06-09 | 1997-06-13 |
| MVULA, Cheryl Dawn, Dr | Director | 2005-09-11 | 2008-09-13 |
| O CONNOR, Michael Ian | Director | 2002-06-20 | 2019-09-21 |
| ORTON, Geoffrey Richard | Director | — | 1996-06-14 |
| OSBORN-FORDE, Charlotte | Director | 2009-09-26 | 2019-02-20 |
| PALMER, Irene Alice | Director | — | 2003-09-27 |
| PARKER, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 1994-06-17 | 2003-04-16 |
| PATRICK, Richard James | Director | — | 1994-06-17 |
| PETERS, Colin John | Director | 2015-09-28 | 2024-07-20 |
| RICHARDSON, Simon John | Director | 2003-02-20 | 2015-09-28 |
| ROBERTSON, Cynthia Elizabeth | Director | 1994-06-17 | 1997-06-13 |
| ROBINSON, Michael Cradock | Director | 2005-09-11 | 2011-09-17 |
| RUCK, Andrew Darcy | Director | — | 1992-06-05 |
| SAPSFORD, Ian | Director | — | 1998-06-26 |
| SIBREE, John Herbert Douglas | Director | — | 1992-06-05 |
| SIMMONDS, Peter Adrian Ashburner | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2001-03-15 |
| SIMMONS, Tim John | Director | 2016-09-24 | 2019-09-21 |
| SIMMONS, Tim John | Director | 2002-06-28 | 2015-09-28 |
| SMITH, Norman James Walter | Director | — | 1993-06-04 |
| SMITH, Rodney | Director | — | 1992-06-05 |
| SOUTER, Carole Lesley | Director | 2012-09-22 | 2016-06-01 |
| STANLEY, Charles John Geoffrey | Director | — | 1992-06-05 |
| STEELE, Nigel Peter | Director | 2013-09-28 | 2022-07-23 |
| TASSELL, Charles Stanley | Director | 2015-09-28 | 2024-07-20 |
| TEACHER, Anthony James Moreton | Director | — | 1998-06-26 |
| TEACHER, Harry Donald Macdonald | Director | 2006-09-30 | 2009-09-26 |
| TELLING, John Edward | Director | 1994-06-17 | 1999-07-03 |
| THOMAS, David James | Director | 2006-09-30 | 2011-09-22 |
| TITTLEY, Ian | Director | 2008-09-13 | 2017-09-24 |
| TODD, Ralph Ronald | Director | — | 2010-09-25 |
| TWYMAN, Paul Hadleigh | Director | — | 1995-06-09 |
| WARD, Tamarin Barbara | Director | 2020-03-16 | 2021-10-08 |
| WATSON, Albert John | Director | 1992-06-05 | 2014-09-27 |
| WEST, Christopher | Director | 2015-09-28 | 2025-07-13 |
| WEST, Kenneth Henry | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2011-09-17 |
| WESTON, Fidelity | Director | 1997-06-13 | 2014-09-27 |
| WICKHAM, Andrew Thomas | Director | — | 1995-06-09 |
| WILKS, Hector Mark | Director | — | 1992-10-10 |
| WILSON, Michael Anthony | Director | — | 2001-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 249 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.