The Railway Land Wildlife Trust Limited

Analysis

The Railway Land Wildlife Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lewes. It was registered in January 1989, 37 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 02313579). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Railway Land Wildlife Trust Limited reported income of £348k and spending of £382k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £108k to £348k (+224%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Railway Land Wildlife Trust Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Geotechnical Association (£348k), The John Browne Charitable Trust (£349k) and Wilts & Berks Canal Trust (£347k).