THE LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST

Registered charity 229325 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LANCASHIRE NATURALISTS TRUST LIMITED, THE LANCASHIRE TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION WITH GREATER MANCHESTER AND MERSEYSIDE LTD, THE WILDLIFE TRUST (LANCASHIRE, MANCHESTER, N MERSEYSIDE)

Latest income
£9.2m
Latest spending
£10.0m
Registered
1964

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

Total income
£9.2m
Total spending
£10.0m
Cost of raising funds
£2.4m
Reserves (reported)
£285k
Employees
201

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£9.2m£10.0m
31/03/2024£8.2m£9.2m
31/03/2023£7.6m£8.7m
31/03/2022£8.0m£8.1m
31/03/2021£6.0m£5.4m

Common questions

Who funds THE LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST as a grant recipient include CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FOUNDATION, LANCASHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND LIMITED, THE PROSPECTS FOUNDATION, BOLTON TOGETHER.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/06/2026£173k"Restoring Willow Woodland Wildlife – Connecting People and Nature"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/06/2024£250k"Building resilience to save and bring back wildlife"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/05/2020£46k"COVID19: Lancashire Wildlife Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/03/2018£1.4m"Mesolithic and Modern Life, showcasing the past, present & future"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/01/2015£79k"Industrial Wildlife on the Kingfisher Trail"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/10/2014£2.2m"The Carbon Landscape – Restoring Great Manchester Wetlands to the Community"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/10/2014£73k"Deciphering the natural and cultural heritage of Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/09/2012£650k"The Biodiverse Society"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/09/2011£48k"Kirkless Heritage and Conservation Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/05/2011£25k"Bradshaw Brook Roots"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/02/2011£50k"Coal and cloth"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/09/2010£996k"Chat Moss Vision"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/03/2009£25k"Chimneys to trees - Seven Acres Flashback!"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/03/2007£510k"Volunteering and Wildlife: A Winning Combination"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/04/2006£50k"North Lancashire Wildlife in the Community"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/11/2005£5k"A Project To Construct A Viewing Screen At Horrock'S Flash (A 60 Ha Wetland), In Order For Members Of The Public In Wigan To Be Able To Watc"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/07/2005£47k"Herbal Heritage"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/11/2003£130k"Heysham Moss SSSI - Purchase, Site Restoration, Community Involvement, Access and Intrepretation Works"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/02/2003£29k"Freshfield Dune Heath"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/10/2002£24k"HALL LEE BANK PARK LOCAL NATURE RESERVE PROJECT"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/06/2002£11k"Extension to Burton Wood Nature Reserve"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/09/2001£1.1m"Cuerden Valley Park Restoration Plan"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/12/2000£14k"Access All Wet Areas"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/04/1998£10k"Preston, Cuerden Valley Park - Restoration Plan"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/02/1998£342k"Lancashire Wildlife Trust bid - Reserves Millennium Enhancement Project"