Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited
Analysis
Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in July 1990, 36 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 02510307). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited reported income of £42k and spending of £57k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,453 to £42k (+2804%), an average of +132% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 5403%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited 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 Friends of Swansea Botanical Gardens (£42k), The Derbyshire Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (£42k) and Leicester and Leicestershire Historic Churches Preservation Trust (£42k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The trust aims to restore, preserve and maintain its two historic fishing vessels, the 'Lydia Eva' YH89 and the 'Mincarlo' LT412 as floating museums, open to the public to interpret the social history of Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, together with the story of the vessels themselves.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Swansea Botanical Gardens | Swansea | £42k |
| The Derbyshire Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England | London | £42k |
| Leicester and Leicestershire Historic Churches Preservation Trust | Leicestershire | £42k |
| Ecoworks | Nottinghamshire | £42k |