The Sleaford Navigation Trust

Analysis

The Sleaford Navigation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03294818). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Sleaford Navigation Trust reported income of £42k and spending of £14k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,613 to £42k (+1076%), an average of +85% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 417%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Sleaford Navigation Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heage Windmill Society (£42k), Oxford Youth Enterprise Limited (£43k) and Ecoworks (£42k).