LANGDYKE COUNTRYSIDE TRUST
To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the Natural Environment and Heritage in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire through restoring and managing the habitat and promoting biological diversity to enhance people's enjoyment and understanding of wildlife and their heritage.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the Trust operated at a deficit of £41,616 in 2024, primarily due to the purchase of Christ’s College Pit and increased reserve expenditure. However, unrestricted cash reserves increased by 8.7% to £50,219, and the Trustees confirm that reserves remain within their stated policy threshold of four months' expenditure. The Trust is entirely volunteer-run with no paid staff, and the independent examiner reported no material issues with the accounting records.
What the accounts disclose
“The trust has a policy that recommends that cash reserves should not fall below an average of 4 months expenditure.” — page 8
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Richard Howard Astle BEMchair
- Andrew Paul Strand
- Cllr Peter John Hiller
- David Rowell
- Mark Derek Asplin
- Martin Antony Parsons
- Stuart Ronald Irons
- Susan Elizabeth Lucas
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £87k | £129k |
| 31/12/2023 | £90k | £29k |
| 31/12/2022 | £104k | £45k |
| 31/12/2021 | £36k | £27k |
| 31/12/2020 | £26k | £20k |
Common questions
Is LANGDYKE COUNTRYSIDE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust operated at a deficit of £41,616 in 2024, primarily due to the purchase of Christ’s College Pit and increased reserve expenditure. However, unrestricted cash reserves increased by 8.7% to £50,219, and the Trustees confirm that reserves remain within their stated policy threshold of four months' expenditure. The Trust is entirely volunteer-run with no paid staff, and the independent examiner reported no material issues with the accounting records. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds LANGDYKE COUNTRYSIDE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LANGDYKE COUNTRYSIDE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CAMBRIDGE CHRYSALIS TRUST.
Shared trustees with funders
- Richard Howard Astle BEM — trustee here and at THE CAMBRIDGE CHRYSALIS TRUST
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £214k | Grants - to institutions to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment |
| THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £90k | Grants - to institutions to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment |
| THE CAMBRIDGE CHRYSALIS TRUST | FY2023 | £13k | purchase of the 22-acre site known as Christ's College Pits |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 01/04/2024 | £5k | GCA AME RPA DELINKED PAYMENTS |
| UK government | 01/04/2024 | £738 | GCA PROG DEL RPA COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIP |
| UK government | 01/04/2024 | £3k | ALB - Rural Payments Agency - Farming Recovery Fund 2024-25 |
| UK government | 01/04/2023 | £7k | GCA PROG DEL RPA BPS DOMESTIC 16 OCT |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/03/2012 | £50k | "Torpel Manor Field Education Project" |