Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust

Analysis

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horncastle. It was registered in July 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00461863). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust reported income of £8.9m and spending of £7.0m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £8.9m (+216%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust (£8.7m), Kent Wildlife Trust (£9.0m) and Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust (£8.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71%, donations and legacies 24% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.2m. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.9%. Reserves of £5.7m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 83 people.