LINCOLNSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST

Registered charity 218895 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LINCOLNSHIRE AND SOUTH HUMBERSIDE TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION LIMITED, THE LINCOLNSHIRE NATURALISTS TRUST LIMITED, THE LINCOLNSHIRE TRUST, THE LINCOLNSHIRE TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION, THE LINCOLNSHIRE TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION LIMITED

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.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £8.9m, driven by significant legacy income and the release of deferred project funds. Unrestricted reserves stood at £5.7m, which falls within the trustees' stated target range of £4.1m to £7.75m, indicating a stable financial position despite volatile investment returns.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Wright Vigar Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

• Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust to host dawn chorus walks bbc.co.uk · 18/04/2026
• Tune in to nature’s wake-up call with Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust this Dawn Chorus Day lincolnshireworld.com · 15/04/2026
• Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust welcomes first calf of the year bbc.co.uk · 11/02/2026
• Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust bids to create reserve near Hawthorpe bbc.co.uk · 20/01/2026
• National Grid volunteers pitch in with Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust lincolnshireworld.com · 09/04/2025
• Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust plan memorial garden at former RAF Woodhall Spa bbc.com · 07/03/2025
• Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust says it shouldn't be nature v people bbc.co.uk · 09/01/2025
• Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust to host talk on protecting adders bbc.co.uk · 06/01/2025

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Paul Learoyd — Chief Executive (source)
• Professor Libby John — Chair (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Lottery Heritage Fund — “The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest dedicated funder of heritage in the UK. Funding is raised from the National Lottery for go…” (source page)
• Vine House Farm — “Did you know that when you buy bird food from Vine House Farm for the first time, £10 is donated to your local Wildlife Trust. The Wildlife …” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

176 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (158 freehold); recorded price paid £58k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~9.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Caroline Elizabeth Steel
• Dr Michael John Burgass
• Dr Rachel Clare Heron
• Dr Samuel Kemp
• Eve Louise Crook
• Georgia Abigail Alice Fletcher
• Grace Kidman
• Kitty Elizabeth Hamilton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael John Zehetmayr
• Professor Elizabeth Anne John
• Sophie Clare Harris

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire · North East Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HEREFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED.

• THE HEREFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED income £3.0m
• WILTSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED income £6.3m
• NORTHUMBERLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED income £5.5m
• NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST income £9.4m
• HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT WILDLIFE TRUST income £9.9m
• SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST income £7.7m

Side by side with its peers

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