--- title: "Cornwall Wildlife Trust rating & legitimacy | CharityCompare" description: "Is Cornwall Wildlife Trust a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 84/100. Accounts 2025: income £7.6m · 73% on charitable activities. Reg 214929." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cornwall-wildlife-trust retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:35:00.210Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Cornwall Wildlife Trust a good charity? Cornwall Wildlife Trust scores 84/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£7.6m total income, 73% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Truro · TR4 9DJ | Reg [214929](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cornwall-wildlife-trust) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/214929) Donate ## How can you give to Cornwall Wildlife Trust? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official Cornwall Wildlife Trust form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=214929) ## What does Cornwall Wildlife Trust do? Cornwall Wildlife Trust is a registered charity (no. 214929) working in animals in Truro · TR4 9DJ. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 73% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 3 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈13% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Cornwall Wildlife Trust hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=cornwall-wildlife-trust) **In short:** Cornwall Wildlife Trust scores 84 out of 100 (4 stars). 73% average program spend (3-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Cornwall Wildlife Trust? Cornwall Wildlife Trust has a Clarity Score of 84 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 214929. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Animals. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £7.6m, with 73% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 3 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 84/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 73% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 93/100 Finance beacon Income £7.6m Latest year 2025 Reserves 3 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £4.3 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 30% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does Cornwall Wildlife Trust compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers Cornwall Wildlife Trust scores higher than. Income band (£5m–£10m)66thpercentile **Scores higher than 66% of 619 charities in its income band** · 84/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Animals charities63rdpercentile **Scores higher than 63% of 370 charities in this cause** · 84/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Cornwall Wildlife Trust's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Cornwall Wildlife Trust's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 15 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 70% | 7/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 83/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 3 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 60% | 6/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 6% · 4/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 60/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 60% | 73% · 6/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 60% | 23p per £1 income · 6/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 750 volunteers / 113 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Cornwall Wildlife Trust's Clarity Score? 84/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 93/100 Accountability & Transparency 83/100 Financial Health 60/100 Financial Efficiency 100/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight15 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 83/100 Reserves (months of cash)3 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth6/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets6% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 60/100 Program expense ratio73% · 6/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency23p per £1 income · 6/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio750 volunteers / 113 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does Cornwall Wildlife Trust raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £7.6m | — | | Total expenditure | £6.6m | — | | Charitable activities | £4.6m | 70% | | Fundraising | £2.0m | 30% | | Governance & admin | £209k | 3% | 70%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £6.6m spent - Charitable activities70% · £4.6m - Fundraising30% · £2.0m - Governance3% · £209k ## What trust indicators does Cornwall Wildlife Trust have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - — Trustee board size (3–12) 15 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 113 employees · 750 volunteers (7:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 214929 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/214929) ### Trustees & officers - Gillian Mary Saunders since 2017 - Karen Elizabeth Burrows since 2019 - Oliver Blount since 2020 - Raoul Humphreys since 2021 - Helen Louise Thomas since 2021 - MERLIN HANBURY-TENISON since 2021 - Paul Mathison Rice since 2021 - Joanna Hazel Coumbe since 2022 - Professor Rosemary Brigitte Woodroffe since 2022 - Nicholas George Wylie since 2024 - Veryan Vere Hodge since 2024 - Richard Stokoe since 2024 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Cornwall Wildlife Trust's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Cornwall Wildlife Trust? Overall score 84/100 (4★) Income £7.6m Cause spend 73% of expenditure Reg number 214929 Scope Local (truro) Reserves 3 months Trustees 15 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does Cornwall Wildlife Trust compare, and where else can you look? [Compare Cornwall Wildlife Trust with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=cornwall-wildlife-trust) [More animals charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/animals) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where Cornwall Wildlife Trust sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [animals charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/animals) - [conservation charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/conservation) - [environment charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/environment) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [Charities in Truro](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/truro) ### Similar animals charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [TEES RIVERS CHARITABLE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/tees-rivers-charitable-trust) 100/100 · £2.0m - [THE RSPCA DANAHER ANIMAL HOME](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-rspca-danaher-animal-home) 100/100 · £1.4m - [GREENACRES RESCUE LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/greenacres-rescue-limited) 100/100 · £884k - [GREATWOOD CHARITY LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/greatwood-charity-limited) 100/100 · £851k ## How can you share Cornwall Wildlife Trust's rating? 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Free to use — a lightweight HTML badge or an embeddable score widget, each linking back to this independent profile and our [methodology](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology). BadgeScore widget [♥ CharityCompare Clarity Score 84/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cornwall-wildlife-trust) Lightweight HTML badge (no iframe) — paste anywhere ♥ CharityCompare Clarity Score 84/100 ★★★★★ Copy code ## What red flags does Cornwall Wildlife Trust have? ## Frequently asked questions Common questions about Cornwall Wildlife Trust's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status. Is Cornwall Wildlife Trust a good charity? + Cornwall Wildlife Trust scores 84 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 73% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Cornwall Wildlife Trust a legitimate charity? + Yes — Cornwall Wildlife Trust is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 214929). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/214929. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Cornwall Wildlife Trust's charity number? + Cornwall Wildlife Trust's charity number is 214929. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Cornwall Wildlife Trust's charity rating? + Cornwall Wildlife Trust scores 84 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Cornwall Wildlife Trust have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Cornwall Wildlife Trust? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 73% of Cornwall Wildlife Trust's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Cornwall Wildlife Trust's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 27% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 30% of total expenditure at Cornwall Wildlife Trust. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Cornwall Wildlife Trust's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Cornwall Wildlife Trust receive? + Cornwall Wildlife Trust reported £7.6m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Cornwall Wildlife Trust's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Cornwall Wildlife Trust based? + Cornwall Wildlife Trust is listed at Truro · TR4 9DJ, focused on animals. How does CharityCompare score Cornwall Wildlife Trust? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Cornwall Wildlife Trust's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Cornwall Wildlife Trust's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.