Lancashire Environmental Fund Limited

Analysis

Lancashire Environmental Fund Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in April 1999, 27 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 03527370). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lancashire Environmental Fund Limited reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.4m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £1.1m (-15%), an average of -4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lancashire Environmental Fund Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Markshall Estate (£1.1m), South West Coast Path Association (£1.1m) and Dandelion Time (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and investments 5.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.3m. Reserves of £473k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.