CCEW Charity Commission profile

LION LANDSCAPES

Registered charity 1190168 · organisation 5160770

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
29 June 2020
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 May 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£618,939
Latest expenditure
£1,003,789
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: HIGHCLIFFE, NEW ROAD, TEIGNMOUTH, TQ14 8UL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Lion Landscapes is the largest grassroots lion conservation project in the world, operating in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. We work in partnership with local stakeholders to develop programmes that support people, lions, their prey and habitat in order to build a better future for people and wildlife, Our aim is to stop the loss, reduce the cost and unlock the value of living with wild carnivores.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
1 September 2026
Date Accounts Received
1 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£618,939
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,003,789
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received
19 February 2026
Date Accounts Received
19 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,458,083
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,184,083
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received
28 February 2025
Date Accounts Received
28 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,974,852
Total Gross Expenditure
£853,015
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received
27 February 2024
Date Accounts Received
27 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£993,909
Total Gross Expenditure
£813,724
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received
28 February 2023
Date Accounts Received
28 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£870,111
Total Gross Expenditure
£594,929

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
1 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£618,939
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,003,789
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£15,058
Charity Has Trading 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 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
1
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2025
Ar Due Date
28 February 2026
Ar Received Date
19 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,458,083
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,184,083
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£17,663
Charity Has Trading 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 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
1
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2024
Ar Due Date
28 February 2025
Ar Received Date
28 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,974,852
Total Gross Expenditure
£853,015
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading 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
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2023
Ar Due Date
29 February 2024
Ar Received Date
27 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£993,909
Total Gross Expenditure
£813,724
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
0
Charity Has Trading 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
No
Count Volunteers
1
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2022
Ar Due Date
28 February 2023
Ar Received Date
28 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£870,111
Total Gross Expenditure
£594,929
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
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
1

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 May 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
1 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
594132
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
24807
Income Total Income And Endowments
618939
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£24,694
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£979,095
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1003789
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
10524
Expenditure Depreciation
54729
Gain Loss Investment
138
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£963,782
Assets Total Fixed
218522
Assets Own Use
218522
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,659,379
Assets Total Liabilities
£75,117
Assets Current Investment
19187
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,802,784
Creditors One Year Total Current
75117
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,640,192
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
963782
Funds Restricted
839002
Funds Total
1802784
Count Employees
89
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2025
Ar Due Date
28 February 2026
Ar Received Date
19 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1454414
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
3669
Income Total Income And Endowments
1458083
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£37,805
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,146,278
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1184083
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10800
Expenditure Support Costs
10800
Expenditure Depreciation
67025
Gain Loss Investment
-14
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,089,736
Assets Total Fixed
253171
Assets Own Use
253171
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,954,059
Assets Total Liabilities
£19,596
Assets Current Investment
19050
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,187,634
Creditors One Year Total Current
19596
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,906,837
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1089736
Funds Restricted
1097898
Funds Total
2187634
Count Employees
87
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2024
Ar Due Date
28 February 2025
Ar Received Date
28 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1956799
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1797
Income Other
16256
Income Total Income And Endowments
1974852
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£853,015
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
853015
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8000
Expenditure Support Costs
8000
Expenditure Depreciation
32550
Gain Loss Investment
1797
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,065,023
Assets Total Fixed
223352
Assets Own Use
223352
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,703,405
Assets Total Liabilities
£13,123
Assets Current Investment
19064
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,913,634
Creditors One Year Total Current
13123
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,671,447
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
848611
Funds Restricted
1065023
Funds Total
1913634
Count Employees
65
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2023
Ar Due Date
29 February 2024
Ar Received Date
27 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
988035
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
3198
Income Other
2676
Income Total Income And Endowments
993909
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£781,389
Expenditure Other
32335
Expenditure Total
813724
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
2652
Expenditure Support Costs
2652
Expenditure Depreciation
32550
Gain Loss Investment
12620
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
55185
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£611,827
Assets Total Fixed
163265
Assets Own Use
163265
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£644,019
Assets Total Liabilities
£15,486
Assets Current Investment
17267
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£791,798
Creditors One Year Total Current
15486
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£517,435
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
540010
Funds Restricted
251788
Funds Total
791798
Count Employees
61
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2022
Ar Due Date
28 February 2023
Ar Received Date
28 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
860226
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
9885
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
870111
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£574,129
Expenditure Other
20800
Expenditure Total
594929
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
2406
Expenditure Support Costs
2406
Expenditure Depreciation
30525
Gain Loss Investment
9885
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
63936
Assets Own Use
63936
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£558,981
Assets Total Liabilities
£11,090
Assets Current Investment
13593
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£611,827
Creditors One Year Total Current
11090
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£544,263
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
490174
Funds Restricted
121653
Funds Total
611827
Count Employees
47
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Zambia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Kenya
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Tanzania
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage

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Charity Event History

Charity Name
LION LANDSCAPES
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2020-06-29T00:00:00
Charity Name
LION LANDSCAPES
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-11-19T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
4027590
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1117118
Assoc Charity Name
WILLS AFRICA TRUST

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSIONDATED 17 SEP 2021
Charitable Objects
To promote, for the benefit of the public, the conservation and protection of wild carnivores, their prey, and their natural habitat, in particular by protecting and improving the lives and livelihoods of people sharing the landscape with wild carnivores and their prey and building the capacity of in-country organisations, projects and people who do, or may, influence the conservation of wild carnivores, their prey and their natural habitat, to better ensure the achievement of these objects.
Area Of Benefit
OVERSEAS

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Charity Policy

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