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The Wallacea Trust

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The Wallacea Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about The Wallacea Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-09-30
£604,127
Reported spending · year ending 2025-09-30
£58,230
Registered charity number
1078362
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Wallace House
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Wallacea Trust (number 1078362) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does The Wallacea Trust do?

The Trust supports activities that could directly contribute towards the conservation of biodiversity in the areas in which Operation Wallacea work. In the last year the Trust have funded a Postdoc to complete an application for the Cusuco National Park and surrounding areas to be funded under the Natural Forest Standard scheme. Over 1000 schools worldwide have been introduced to the WRL data sets

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Wallacea Trust

Answers The Wallacea Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Wallacea Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

The Wallacea Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Wallacea Trust's money come from?

The Wallacea Trust reported £604k total income for the year ending 30 September 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £582k (96%), investments £22k (4%).

  • Donations and legacies£582k · 96%
  • Investments£22k · 4%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Wallacea Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The Wallacea Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
03734220 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
The Operation Wallacea Trust
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Honduras · Indonesia · Scotland · Northern Ireland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Human Resources.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is The Wallacea Trust registered for?

Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Wallacea Trust yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Wallacea Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Wallacea Trust as a registered charity (number 1078362) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Wallacea Trust's charity number?
The Wallacea Trust's charity number is 1078362. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1078362?
Search 1078362 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Wallacea Trust do?
The Trust supports activities that could directly contribute towards the conservation of biodiversity in the areas in which Operation Wallacea work. In the last year the Trust have funded a Postdoc to complete an application for the Cusuco National Park and surrounding areas to be funded under the Natural Forest Standard scheme. Over 1000 schools worldwide have been introduced to the WRL data sets
Does The Wallacea Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Wallacea Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Wallacea Trust?
The Wallacea Trust's website listed in our register data is http://wallaceatrust.org/. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Wallacea Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Wallacea Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Wallacea Trust's money come from?
The Wallacea Trust reported £604k total income for the year ending 30 September 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £582k (96%), investments £22k (4%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Wallacea Trust?
The register records The Wallacea Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Wallacea Trust's trustees paid?
The Wallacea Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Wallacea Trust previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Wallacea Trust: The Operation Wallacea Trust.
When was The Wallacea Trust registered as a charity?
The Wallacea Trust was entered on the register on 26 November 1999. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03734220).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.