CCEW Charity Commission profile

LINCOLNSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST

Registered charity 218895 · organisation 218895

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
4 July 1963
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
00461863
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£8,922,581
Latest expenditure
£7,020,425
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, Banovallum House, Manor House Street, Horncastle, LN9 5HF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.lincstrust.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's vision is of a thriving natural world, with our wildlife and habitats playing a valued role in addressing the climate and ecological emergencies, and people inspired and empowered to take action for nature. Our purpose is to bring wildlife back, to empower people to take action for nature, and to create a society where nature matters.

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
16 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
16 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£8,922,581
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,020,425
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
20 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
20 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,246,005
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,873,157
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
18 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
18 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,300,607
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,420,449
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
6 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
6 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£5,910,500
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,409,398
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
21 December 2021
Date Accounts Received
21 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£2,822,305
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,898,864

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
16 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£8,922,581
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,020,425
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
38
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Contracts
1014754
Income From Government Grants
£4,323,608
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
950
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
20 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,246,005
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,873,157
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
36
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
773008
Income From Government Grants
£1,587,107
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
800
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
18 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,300,607
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,420,449
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
32
Count Govt Grants
£11
Income From Government Contracts
616430
Income From Government Grants
£204,961
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
800
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
6 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£5,910,500
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,409,398
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
37
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£12
Income From Government Contracts
693148
Income From Government Grants
£1,160,800
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 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
800
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
21 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£2,822,305
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,898,864
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
40
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£11
Income From Government Contracts
631507
Income From Government Grants
£103,704
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 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
800

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
16 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
2179602
Income Other Trading Activities
85458
Income Charitable Activities
6306666
Income Investments
132065
Income Other
218790
Income Total Income And Endowments
8922581
Income Legacies
1218786
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£201,326
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,793,671
Expenditure Other
25428
Expenditure Total
7020425
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
30784
Expenditure Support Costs
481479
Expenditure Depreciation
209832
Gain Loss Investment
-197421
Gain Loss Pension Fund
12101
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
62945
Reserves
£5,708,457
Assets Total Fixed
16886311
Assets Own Use
12429921
Assets Long Term Investment
4456390
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-208290
Assets Other Assets
£6,516,410
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,285,165
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£20,909,266
Creditors One Year Total Current
2018415
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
266750
Assets Cash
£1,788,895
Funds Endowment
5054054
Funds Unrestricted
11520410
Funds Restricted
4334802
Funds Total
20909266
Count Employees
83
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
20 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1206889
Income Other Trading Activities
92453
Income Charitable Activities
3682308
Income Investments
135707
Income Other
128648
Income Total Income And Endowments
5246005
Income Legacies
263311
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£274,743
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,290,414
Expenditure Other
308000
Expenditure Total
4873157
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
29913
Expenditure Support Costs
612746
Expenditure Depreciation
176429
Gain Loss Investment
424770
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-44971
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-6417
Reserves
£5,308,827
Assets Total Fixed
16579536
Assets Own Use
11925725
Assets Long Term Investment
4653811
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-308000
Assets Other Assets
£7,705,442
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,847,493
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£19,129,485
Creditors One Year Total Current
4562118
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
285375
Assets Cash
£955,742
Funds Endowment
5116904
Funds Unrestricted
10975441
Funds Restricted
3037140
Funds Total
19129485
Count Employees
80
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
18 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1285607
Income Other Trading Activities
84453
Income Charitable Activities
1736633
Income Investments
146084
Income Other
47830
Income Total Income And Endowments
3300607
Income Legacies
397454
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£296,786
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,123,663
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4420449
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
33651
Expenditure Support Costs
516941
Expenditure Depreciation
156888
Gain Loss Investment
-248564
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-128688
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
86863
Reserves
£6,069,693
Assets Total Fixed
16130876
Assets Own Use
11351836
Assets Long Term Investment
4779040
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,037,019
Assets Total Liabilities
£784,640
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£18,383,255
Creditors One Year Total Current
480640
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
304000
Assets Cash
£768,238
Funds Endowment
5086116
Funds Unrestricted
11569879
Funds Restricted
1727260
Funds Total
18383255
Count Employees
80
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
6 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1907348
Income Other Trading Activities
50318
Income Charitable Activities
3509779
Income Investments
147626
Income Other
295429
Income Total Income And Endowments
5910500
Income Legacies
1090764
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£283,969
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,125,429
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3409398
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
40058
Expenditure Support Costs
522191
Expenditure Depreciation
121298
Gain Loss Investment
414740
Gain Loss Pension Fund
66725
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£6,830,480
Assets Total Fixed
16192292
Assets Own Use
11164688
Assets Long Term Investment
5027604
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,354,080
Assets Total Liabilities
£752,886
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£19,793,486
Creditors One Year Total Current
430261
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
322625
Assets Cash
£1,924,298
Funds Endowment
5152396
Funds Unrestricted
12318066
Funds Restricted
2323024
Funds Total
19793486
Count Employees
67
Consolidated 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
21 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
1156968
Income Other Trading Activities
10039
Income Charitable Activities
1440033
Income Investments
144662
Income Other
70603
Income Total Income And Endowments
2822305
Income Legacies
340885
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£71,941
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,826,923
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2898864
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
25431
Expenditure Support Costs
530657
Expenditure Depreciation
110246
Gain Loss Investment
781095
Gain Loss Pension Fund
15572
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£6,237,352
Assets Total Fixed
14615203
Assets Own Use
9752339
Assets Long Term Investment
4862864
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-127234
Assets Other Assets
£2,901,102
Assets Total Liabilities
£578,152
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£16,810,919
Creditors One Year Total Current
431902
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
146250
Assets Cash
£1,789,784
Funds Endowment
5131531
Funds Unrestricted
10566881
Funds Restricted
1112507
Funds Total
16810919
Count Employees
71
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lincolnshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
North Lincolnshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
North East Lincolnshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
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
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LINCOLNSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1963-07-04T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORP 2 DECEMBER 1948 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 10/07/1964, 5/07/1976, 1/07/1977 AND 27/06/1991. SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23 OCTOBER 2010 AND REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10 NOVEMBER 2010. as amended on 20 Oct 2018 as amended on 23 Oct 2021 as amended on 23 Oct 2021
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF:(I) WILDLIFE AND ITS HABITATS;(II) AREAS OF NATURAL BEAUTY OR HERITAGE;(III) AREAS OF ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, MYCOLOGICAL OR OTHER BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST;(IV) AREAS WITH GEOLOGICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, GEOMORPHOLOGICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR AMENITY VALUE IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN WAYS THAT FURTHER BIODIVERSITY.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN;(I) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF BIODIVERSITY AND GEODIVERSITY CONSERVATION;(II) 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.'TO PROMOTE RESEARCH IN ALL BRANCHES OF STUDY WHICH ADVANCE THE OBJECTS SPECIFIED PREVIOUSLY AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
188509
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE LINCOLNSHIRE TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION LIMITED
Charity Name Id
188493
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
THE LINCOLNSHIRE TRUST
Charity Name Id
188456
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE LINCOLNSHIRE NATURALISTS TRUST LIMITED
Charity Name Id
188431
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
LINCOLNSHIRE AND SOUTH HUMBERSIDE TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION LIMITED
Charity Name Id
188495
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE LINCOLNSHIRE TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests