THE LIFESCAPE PROJECT LIMITED

Registered charity 1191303 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LIFESCAPE PROJECT

The Lifescape Project works toward a world rich in wild landscapes, providing a sustainable future for life on earth. To do this, Lifescape has set out on a mission to catalyse the creation, restoration and protection of wild landscapes by pursuing projects globally which utilise skills including science, technology, law, economics, and communications.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £22,749 for the year, reducing its total reserves from £160,992 to £138,243. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue its operational objectives for the foreseeable future, with significant multi-year funding secured from various foundations and the EU.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £128k; policy: three months of operating costs)
“The year ended with £127k general unrestricted reserves which represent 11% of the 2025-26 approved budget (£1,108k), and will fund 6 weeks planned expenditure. Whilst this remains some way off the target 12 weeks”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to CEO Adam Eagle, who is the son of trustee Pat Eagle.
“A Eagle is an employee of The Lifescape Project Limited and is a related party to P Eagle. A Eagle received remuneration as their role as Chief Executive Officer, the total cost to the charity was £82,867 (2024: £80,182.)” — page 53
“E Leese, wife of R Lease received £251.14 for cleaning services during the year.” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Cleaning services provided by E Leese, wife of trustee R Leese.
“A Eagle is an employee of The Lifescape Project Limited and is a related party to P Eagle. A Eagle received remuneration as their role as Chief Executive Officer, the total cost to the charity was £82,867 (2024: £80,182.)” — page 53
“E Leese, wife of R Lease received £251.14 for cleaning services during the year.” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Thompson Jenner LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£72k
Reserves (reported)
£133k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (61% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£1.1m£1.1m
30/04/2024£1.0m£965k
30/04/2023£831k£791k
30/04/2022£576k£528k
30/04/2021£265k£245k

Common questions

Is THE LIFESCAPE PROJECT LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £22,749 for the year, reducing its total reserves from £160,992 to £138,243. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue its operational objectives for the foreseeable future, with significant multi-year funding secured from various foundations and the EU. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Thompson Jenner LLP.

Who funds THE LIFESCAPE PROJECT LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LIFESCAPE PROJECT LIMITED as a grant recipient include ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION FUND, ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST, The A and J Charitable Trust.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION FUNDFY2023£250k
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION FUNDFY2024£100k
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2024£63kEcological Restoration Fund
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
The A and J Charitable TrustFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
ARCADIA24/02/2026£500kRewilding Law
ARCADIA03/03/2025£25kFor the Missing Lynx Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LANDSCAPE INSTITUTE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LIFESCAPE PROJECT LIMITED£1.1m——below—no doubt
THE LANDSCAPE INSTITUTE FY2025£2.4m——unclear—no doubt
THE NATURE RECOVERY PROJECT FY2025£661k—0below—no doubt
LION LANDSCAPES FY2025£619k—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLE OUSE HEADWATERS PROJECT FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt
BIG LIFE UK FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.