THE LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY UK

Registered charity 1069800 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£181k
Latest spending
£190k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £65,932 satisfy the charity's policy of maintaining a six-month working capital reserve. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to support on-going activities with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £66k)
This reserve would cover the fundraising and operating costs of the Charity for a minimum period of six months.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/12/2023)

Total income
£691k
Total spending
£683k
Cost of raising funds
£35k
Reserves (reported)
£154k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/12/2025£181k£190k
30/12/2024£258k£438k
30/12/2023£691k£683k
30/12/2022£545k£468k
30/12/2021£552k£544k

Common questions

Is THE LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY UK financially healthy?

The accounts state that free reserves of £65,932 satisfy the charity's policy of maintaining a six-month working capital reserve. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to support on-going activities with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY UK as a grant recipient include THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k

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