SHROPSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
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Cash
£224k
-72.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4m
-1.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
54
-12.9% vs 2025
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | £3,375,000 | £3,147,000 | -6.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £144,000 | -£95,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £144,000 | -£95,000 | -£50,000 | +47.4% | |
| Cash | £776,000 | £811,000 | £224,000 | -72.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,153,000 | £4,658,000 | £4,608,000 | -1.1% | |
| Net assets | £4,153,000 | £4,058,000 | £4,008,000 | -1.2% | |
| Equity | £4,153,000 | £4,058,000 | £4,008,000 | -1.2% | |
| Average employees | 54 | 62 | 54 | -12.9% | |
| Wages | £1,219,000 | £1,368,000 | £1,311,000 | -4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | -2.8% | -1.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.3% | 22.5% | 25.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.91x | 2.44x | 2.07x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- SHROPSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST 1988-09-28 → present
- SHROPSHIRE TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION LIMITED(THE) 1983-05-06 → 1988-09-28
- SHROPSHIRE CONSERVATION TRUST LIMITED(THE) 1962-07-12 → 1983-05-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered emerging external opportunities and having carefully reviewed operational plans and budgets, funding pipeline, and cash-flow projections for the coming three years, the Trustees are satisfied that the organisation is a going concern and have reported on that basis.”
Group structure
- SHROPSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST · parent
- Shropshire Wildlife Trading Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “£600k of Philanthropic loans were taken out for the purchase of Betchcott Hill.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 77 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTS, Michelle Sylvia | Secretary | 2026-06-22 | — | — |
| CRAIG, Amanda | Director | 2023-10-14 | Aug 1973 | British |
| DIACK, Iain | Director | 2022-10-15 | Apr 1968 | British |
| DREVER, James Gerrard, Dr | Director | 2018-10-20 | Aug 1970 | British |
| GRANT, Alexander David | Director | 2018-10-20 | Jul 1951 | British |
| HEARLE, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2019-10-23 | Mar 1955 | British |
| KINNERSLEY, Laurence David | Director | 2022-10-15 | Jul 1996 | British |
| LARNER, James David | Director | 2025-10-15 | Nov 1976 | British |
| LAY, Rory | Director | 2024-05-22 | Sep 1978 | British |
| MARSH, Stephen George | Director | 2020-10-14 | Jul 1961 | British |
| MONIE, Malcolm Seaforth | Director | 2020-10-14 | Sep 1948 | British |
| PAUL, Robert James | Director | 2023-10-14 | May 1973 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Jacqueline Lara | Director | 2023-10-14 | Oct 1981 | British |
| SCORER, John Gordon | Director | 2024-10-12 | Jan 1961 | British |
| TOW, Amanda Denise | Director | 2023-10-14 | Apr 1965 | British |
Show 77 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Michael Richard Martin | Secretary | 1997-10-15 | 2007-06-20 |
| HOGBIN, Brian Martin | Secretary | 2007-06-20 | 2011-10-11 |
| JONES, Nigel Patrick | Secretary | — | 1992-06-09 |
| JOY, Jennifer Claire, Dr | Secretary | 2017-11-21 | 2019-10-05 |
| MONIE, Malcolm Seaforth | Secretary | 2013-10-22 | 2017-10-28 |
| MOULD, Kirsten | Secretary | 2011-10-11 | 2013-10-22 |
| THOMAS, David Eric, Dr | Secretary | 1992-06-09 | 1997-10-15 |
| ZACHAREK, Sarah | Secretary | 2022-02-09 | 2026-06-22 |
| ASPINWALL, Rodney | Director | 2013-09-21 | 2021-10-19 |
| BARTLETT, Lisa | Director | 2022-10-15 | 2022-12-06 |
| BAYLISS, Christopher John | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2009-10-07 |
| BELL, Paul | Director | — | 2011-10-01 |
| BLAKEY, Robert Michael | Director | 1992-06-09 | 2001-10-22 |
| BOX, John Dudley | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2015-09-19 |
| BOX, John Dudley | Director | — | 2010-10-16 |
| BROWN, Joan Daphne | Director | 1992-06-09 | 2004-07-05 |
| BROWN, John | Director | 2007-10-03 | 2018-10-20 |
| CARPENTER, Richard | Director | 2015-09-19 | 2023-10-14 |
| CARROLL, Joyce Ellen | Director | 1991-06-18 | 2000-10-19 |
| CLUTTERBUCK, Linda | Director | — | 1992-06-09 |
| COSSONS, Veronica, Lady | Director | — | 2025-10-11 |
| CURRANT, David Anthony | Director | 2003-09-27 | 2011-10-01 |
| DALTON, John Ronald | Director | 1992-06-09 | 2005-10-26 |
| DANIELL, Anthony, Colonel | Director | — | 1992-06-09 |
| DEANS, Peter George | Director | — | 2012-09-29 |
| DERRY, Andrew Charles | Director | 1992-06-09 | 1998-10-20 |
| EDBROOKE, Jill | Director | — | 1992-06-09 |
| EVANS, Michael Richard Martin | Director | 1996-10-22 | 2007-06-20 |
| FITCH, Michael Beresford | Director | — | 1994-10-25 |
| FOSTER, Kathryn Coral | Director | 2013-09-21 | 2021-10-19 |
| GRAINGER, Clive | Director | — | 2002-10-14 |
| GREEN, David Stephen | Director | 2007-10-03 | 2013-09-21 |
| HARRISON, Christopher John | Director | — | 2009-10-07 |
| HARTLEY, Ann | Director | 2007-10-03 | 2008-09-20 |
| HOGBIN, Brian Martin | Director | 1998-10-20 | 2015-09-19 |
| HULTON-HARROP, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2020-10-14 | 2023-01-18 |
| JACKSON, Jean | Director | — | 2007-06-20 |
| JAGOE, Robin Richard | Director | 1998-10-20 | 2008-09-20 |
| JAGOE, Robin Richard | Director | — | 1996-10-22 |
| JONES, Julie Dawn | Director | 2012-09-29 | 2014-05-07 |
| JONES, Nigel Patrick | Director | 1992-06-09 | 1995-10-31 |
| JOY, Jennifer Claire | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2019-10-05 |
| KING, Jon | Director | 2015-09-19 | 2019-10-05 |
| LITTLEJOHNS, Mary | Director | — | 2007-06-20 |
| LUBY, John Milton | Director | — | 1998-10-20 |
| MACKINTOSH, John Hamilton | Director | 1998-10-20 | 2001-10-22 |
| MASON, Thomas Anthony | Director | 1992-06-09 | 1998-10-20 |
| MAYALL, Richard | Director | — | 1992-06-09 |
| MAYNE, Kate | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2023-02-08 |
| MILETO, Robert | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2003-02-12 |
| MONIE, Malcolm Seaforth | Director | 1992-06-09 | 2017-10-28 |
| MOULD, Kirsten | Director | 2009-10-07 | 2023-10-14 |
| OWEN, Roger | Director | 2017-10-28 | 2025-10-11 |
| PLATT, Adrian | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2020-05-31 |
| POPE, John Michael | Director | 2009-10-07 | 2010-10-16 |
| PRESTWOOD, William Vernon | Director | — | 2003-09-27 |
| PYATT, Angela | Director | — | 2007-06-20 |
| REAKES-WILLIAMS, Gordon Kenneth | Director | 1997-10-15 | 2000-10-19 |
| ROWLANDS, Wynn | Director | — | 1993-07-27 |
| SALT, Alan | Director | 2012-09-29 | 2020-06-03 |
| SEYMOUR, Jacqueline Malbon, Councillor | Director | 1997-10-15 | 2016-11-01 |
| SHAW, Peter Quentin, Dr | Director | 2021-10-19 | 2025-10-11 |
| SINKER, Charles | Director | — | 1992-06-09 |
| SUDD, John Hilton, Dr | Director | 2003-09-27 | 2015-09-19 |
| SYNGE, Henry Millington | Director | 1992-06-09 | 1998-10-20 |
| TATE, Martin Clive | Director | — | 1998-10-20 |
| THOMAS, Anthony | Director | — | 2003-09-27 |
| THOMAS, David Eric, Dr | Director | 1992-06-09 | 2003-09-27 |
| THORNE, Howard Trevor | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2019-10-05 |
| TOWNSEND, Susan | Director | 1996-10-15 | 2000-10-19 |
| TOWNSEND, Susan | Director | 1995-10-31 | 1996-10-22 |
| TRUEMAN, Ian Christopher | Director | 2006-09-20 | 2016-11-01 |
| WALKER, Christopher | Director | — | 1992-06-09 |
| WALLACE, Michael Frederick | Director | 1992-06-09 | 1996-10-22 |
| WHYLE, Andrew | Director | 2010-10-16 | 2018-10-20 |
| WIGNALL, Anne Louise | Director | 2019-10-23 | 2022-06-20 |
| WRENCH, Daniel | Director | 2014-09-28 | 2022-10-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 277 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.