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WWT Report and Financial Statements 2012/13
Structure, governance and management
Structure
The late Sir Peter Scott founded the charity, registered in England and Wales, on
10 November 1946. The charity’s objects are to promote the conservation and
study of wildfowl and wetlands forming their habitat. WWT was converted to a
charitable company limited by guarantee on 16 December 1993.
Subsidiary companies
WWT has four, wholly owned subsidiary companies, all registered in England and Wales.
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (Trading) Ltd carries out
commercial activities, mostly retail and catering, at
WWT’s centres. Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (Consulting)
Ltd provides environmental consultancy services.
Wetlands Advisory Service Ltd is now dormant. Wildfowl
Trust (Holdings) Ltd does not trade, but acts as trustee
of property which are dealt with in the accounts of WWT,
whether real or personal, belonging to or in any way,
whether directly or indirectly, of interest to WWT.
Each of the trading subsidiaries donates its taxable
profits to WWT every year, under the Gift Aid scheme.
WWT’s financial statements for the year ended 31 March
2013 include the income and expenditure of WWT and
all its subsidiaries, wherever the statements are referred
to as ‘consolidated’ or ‘group’. For more detailed
information about any of the subsidiary companies, the
individual financial statements are filed annually with
Companies House or they can be obtained from the
Company Secretary at WWT’s registered office. The
address can be found on page 56.
Scotland
The charity registered with the Office of the Scottish
Regulator (OSCR) in 2008 and for reporting purposes to
OSCR we are required to make a separate statement of
our work in Scotland.
WWT’s only visitor centre in Scotland is the WWT
Caerlaverock wetland centre, located in Dumfriesshire
on the Solway coast. In the year ended 31 March
2013 11,727 people visited the centre and 763 school
children were taught in formal learning programmes.
Caerlaverock is most famous for its spectacle of barnacle
geese and whooper swans from October to April. Wild
osprey, barn owl, natterjack toad and the rare tadpole
shrimp can also be seen at this centre.
Caerlaverock benefits from a dedicated volunteer
base and nine permanent members of staff are
employed here.
WWT
Registered Charity
Wildfowl & Wetlands
Trust (Trading) Ltd
Wildfowl & Wetlands
Trust (Consulting) Ltd
Wetlands Advisory
Service Ltd
Wildfowl Trust
(Holdings) Ltd
