01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 30 November 1962
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00561833
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £2,902,928
- Latest expenditure
- £2,077,502
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: The Old Mill, 9 Soar Lane, LEICESTER, LE3 5DE
Website recorded by the regulator: www.lrwt.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THE WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND AND ENGAGING PEOPLE WITH NATURE.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,902,928
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,077,502
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,970,550
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,375,077
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,018,120
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,039,566
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,903,841
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,139,576
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £2,099,101
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,800,459
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,902,928
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,077,502
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 166020
- Income From Government Grants
- £111,076
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 730
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 18 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,970,550
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,375,077
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 68097
- Income From Government Grants
- £38,652
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 550
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,018,120
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,039,566
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 101798
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 619
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 3 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,903,841
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,139,576
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 107942
- Income From Government Grants
- £31,657
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 547
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £2,099,101
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,800,459
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £199,378
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 700
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1812904
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 125202
- Income Charitable Activities
- 829277
- Income Investments
- 135545
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2902928
- Income Legacies
- 291438
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £242,954
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,796,190
- Expenditure Other
- 38358
- Expenditure Total
- 2077502
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 5992
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 32357
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 468772
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 109075
- Gain Loss Investment
- -298
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 21733
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -30300
- Gain Loss Other
- 51633
- Reserves
- £2,921,396
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4135223
- Assets Own Use
- 3714707
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 420516
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -178086
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,215,184
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £314,975
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,857,346
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 298162
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 16813
- Assets Cash
- £1,800,522
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2942553
- Funds Restricted
- 2914793
- Funds Total
- 5857346
- Count Employees
- 29
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 18 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1086212
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 73509
- Income Charitable Activities
- 717763
- Income Investments
- 93066
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1970550
- Income Legacies
- 70493
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £364,029
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,974,296
- Expenditure Other
- 36752
- Expenditure Total
- 2375077
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4470
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 28018
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 508898
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 108055
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2741
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -25431
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 20960
- Gain Loss Other
- -5264
- Reserves
- £2,598,865
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4173087
- Assets Own Use
- 3219848
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 953239
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -257000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,361,740
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £288,675
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,989,152
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 263562
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 25113
- Assets Cash
- £979,593
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2598865
- Funds Restricted
- 2390287
- Funds Total
- 4989152
- Count Employees
- 38
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1148113
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 76894
- Income Charitable Activities
- 730133
- Income Investments
- 62980
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2018120
- Income Legacies
- 173688
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £309,504
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,690,338
- Expenditure Other
- 39724
- Expenditure Total
- 2039566
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3702
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 486349
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 486349
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 95717
- Gain Loss Investment
- -15264
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -74420
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -6710
- Gain Loss Other
- 51642
- Reserves
- £2,985,122
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4218720
- Assets Own Use
- 3400289
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 818431
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,513,809
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £332,922
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,399,607
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 299509
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 33413
- Assets Cash
- £1,067,419
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2985122
- Funds Restricted
- 2414485
- Funds Total
- 5399607
- Count Employees
- 28
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 3 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1031618
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 27253
- Income Charitable Activities
- 804178
- Income Investments
- 40792
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1903841
- Income Legacies
- 165033
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £349,608
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,772,801
- Expenditure Other
- 17167
- Expenditure Total
- 2139576
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3213
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 451892
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 451892
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 110994
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2464
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 143733
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -4115
- Gain Loss Other
- -98011
- Reserves
- £2,871,128
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4350216
- Assets Own Use
- 3516852
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 833364
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,500,912
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £381,750
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,469,378
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 340037
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 41713
- Assets Cash
- £1,211,427
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2871128
- Funds Restricted
- 2598250
- Funds Total
- 5469378
- Count Employees
- 34
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1228506
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6709
- Income Charitable Activities
- 830890
- Income Investments
- 32742
- Income Other
- 254
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2099101
- Income Legacies
- 258694
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £172,112
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,628,347
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1800459
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2885
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 41664
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 448744
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 111215
- Gain Loss Investment
- 118333
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 11342
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 3195
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £842,554
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4293926
- Assets Own Use
- 3450838
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 843088
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -86969
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,864,151
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £408,334
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,662,774
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 408334
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,675,426
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3025777
- Funds Restricted
- 2636997
- Funds Total
- 5662774
- Count Employees
- 38
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Leicester City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Rutland
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Leicestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1962-11-30T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 FEBRUARY 1956 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 18 AUGUST 1970, 21 APRIL 1997 AND 20 NOVEMBER 2003. as amended on 22 Nov 2025 as amended on 22 Nov 2025 as amended on 22 Nov 2025 as amended on 22 Nov 2025
- Charitable Objects
- 2. Objects2.1 The Trust's objects ("Objects") are specifically restricted to the following:2.2 To advance, promote and further the conservation, protection and enhancement of nature reserves which shall be owned, maintained or managed by the Trust. 2.3 For the benefit of the public, to advance, promote and further the conservation, protection and enhancement of:a) wildlife and its habitats (including terrestrial, marine and aquatic habitats); b) areas of natural beauty or heritage;c) areas of zoological, botanical, mycological or other biological scientific interest; d) areas with geological, geographical, geomorphological, archaeological, physiographical or amenity value; in particular, but not exclusively, in ways that further biodiversity and, where appropriate, reinstate natural processes.2.4 To advance education for public benefit, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, in: a) the principles and practice of biodiversity and geodiversity conservation; b) the principles and practice of sustainable development. The Trust defines sustainable development as ‘Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’;c) Nature-based health and wellbeing initiatives;d) Natural capital, and its protection, restoration and value to society; ande) Natural solutions for climate change. 2.5 To promote, encourage and carry out study and research for the advancement of knowledge in the natural sciences, to make grants or donations for such purposes and to encourage and support the recording and publication of the useful results thereof.2.6 Nothing in the Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Trust for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with any statutory provision regarding the meaning of the word "charitable" or the words "charitable purposes" in force in any part of the United Kingdom2.7 This Article may be amended by special resolution, but where the amendment would alter the charitable purposes of the Trust, only with the prior written consent of the Commission
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries