THE RAILWAY LAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 800655 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Inspiring environmental sustainability by bringing nature to the heart of Lewes.We do this through:Running the Linklater Pavilion building as a community-based hub for the understanding of a sustainable environmentProviding inclusive outdoor learning using innovative approachesSupporting the local authority in managing the Railway Land Local Nature Reserve for the whole community

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Latest income
£348k
Latest spending
£382k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust generated total income of £348,464 and incurred total expenditure of £382,405, resulting in a net deficit of £33,941. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £723,391, which the Trustees consider appropriate to support ongoing operations and manage financial risk.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (53% of income)
“Grants 24,707 161,715 186,422” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Key management personnel compensation
“Key management personnel (including directors) received compensation of £70,799 (2024: £68,448)” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). 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 31/03/2024)

Total income
£553k
Total spending
£630k
Cost of raising funds
£1k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£348k£382k
31/03/2024£553k£630k
31/03/2023£417k£230k
31/03/2022£181k£146k
31/03/2021£108k£84k

Common questions

Is THE RAILWAY LAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust generated total income of £348,464 and incurred total expenditure of £382,405, resulting in a net deficit of £33,941. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £723,391, which the Trustees consider appropriate to support ongoing operations and manage financial risk. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE RAILWAY LAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE RAILWAY LAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST, THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION, THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUSTFY2024£440k
THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUSTFY2023£60knull
THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£50k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2024£409kNatureLinks
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/12/2022£230k"Lewes Wildlife and Wellbeing Mosaic"
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2022£9kRailway Land Wellbeing Trail project
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2021£234kGrowing Green Infrastructure
The National Lottery Community Fund06/08/2021£10kWellbeing in Nature
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/01/2017£42k"Resilient Railway Land"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/07/2014£64k"Railway Land Live!"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/01/2007£23k"The Restoration of Leighside Pond"