LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LTD
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Cash
£1.4m
-22.6% vs 2025
Net assets
£6.6m
+11.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
32
+10.3% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£633k
-23.3% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £791,272 | £2,902,928 | £2,803,561 | -3.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£404,527 | £825,426 | £633,156 | -23.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£401,786 | £825,426 | £633,156 | -23.3% | |
| Net profit | -£400,720 | £825,128 | £633,156 | -23.3% | |
| Cash | £1,123,506 | £1,800,522 | £1,394,357 | -22.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,271,265 | £6,052,245 | £7,038,617 | +16.3% | |
| Net assets | £4,989,152 | £5,857,346 | £6,554,247 | +11.9% | |
| Equity | £4,989,152 | £5,857,346 | £6,554,247 | +11.9% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 29 | 32 | +10.3% | |
| Wages | £874,749 | £901,870 | £892,346 | -1.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -51.1% | 28.4% | 22.6% | |
| Net margin | -50.6% | 28.4% | 22.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -7.7% | 13.6% | 9.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 9.9% | 7.8% | 10.2% | |
| Current ratio | 5.17x | 7.43x | 9.21x | |
| Interest cover | -90.50x | — | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LTD 1997-05-14 → present
- LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND TRUST FORNATURE CONSERVATION LIMITED(THE) 1956-02-24 → 1997-05-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern...”
Group structure
- LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LTD · parent
- Leicestershire Wildlife (Sales) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 62 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHERTON, John Christopher | Director | 2024-11-23 | Dec 1960 | English |
| BAINS, Taras Singh | Director | 2024-11-23 | Dec 1999 | English |
| BIDDLE, Anthony John | Director | — | Feb 1947 | British |
| DUTTON, Nicola | Director | 2026-06-22 | Aug 1970 | British |
| HARPER, Gemma Clare | Director | 2024-11-23 | Mar 1971 | English |
| HUNTER, Emily | Director | 2024-11-23 | Nov 1983 | English |
| MOFFAT, Andrew Stewart | Director | 2007-11-15 | Aug 1962 | British |
| NOTT, Helen Mary Rose | Director | 2017-11-15 | Mar 1964 | British |
| THORPE, Andrew Julian | Director | 2021-11-17 | Oct 1967 | British |
| TOMLINSON, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2002-11-20 | Feb 1958 | British |
| WALKER, Stephanie | Director | 2026-06-22 | Sep 1977 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Peter David | Director | 2013-11-21 | Aug 1952 | British |
Show 62 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, Robert | Secretary | — | 1991-10-10 |
| FORGHAM, David Basil | Secretary | 1996-12-17 | 2009-11-12 |
| JONES, Roger | Secretary | 1991-10-14 | 1996-12-17 |
| MORLAND, Margaret | Secretary | 2009-11-30 | 2022-04-26 |
| ABBOTT, Andrew | Director | 2024-11-23 | 2026-09-21 |
| BEARNE, Robert David | Director | 2014-11-13 | 2025-11-22 |
| BLEBY, John | Director | 2010-11-11 | 2022-11-22 |
| BRIGHTWELL, Thelma Lilian | Director | 1993-10-28 | 2007-11-26 |
| BULLOCK, John Arthur | Director | — | 2003-03-24 |
| CARTER, Matthew | Director | 2022-08-30 | 2025-06-25 |
| CARTER, Robert | Director | — | 1991-10-14 |
| CLARK, Ann | Director | — | 2004-11-18 |
| CLARK, Philip | Director | — | 1997-06-17 |
| CLARKE, Anthony | Director | 2017-11-15 | 2021-08-25 |
| CLEMENTS, Roy George, Dr | Director | — | 1995-10-25 |
| COLEMAN, John Clifford | Director | — | 1997-09-23 |
| CONNER, Margaret Jean | Director | 2007-11-15 | 2013-09-14 |
| COTTON, Andrew Philip, Dr | Director | 2011-11-17 | 2021-11-17 |
| DARBY, Edmund James | Director | — | 2002-09-22 |
| DIXON, Hugh Frederick | Director | 1996-10-03 | 2008-11-13 |
| DURBAN, Phillip Howel | Director | 2009-11-12 | 2015-11-19 |
| EVETTS, Richard, Lieutenant Colonel | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2003-09-22 |
| FOLLOWS, Ronald | Director | 1999-03-29 | 2013-11-21 |
| FORGHAM, David Basil | Director | — | 2009-11-12 |
| GAMBLE, Peter Horace | Director | — | 1996-12-17 |
| GIFFITHS, Jeremy Bransom, Professor | Director | 2011-11-17 | 2017-11-15 |
| GILBERTSON, Peter | Director | 1993-10-28 | 1994-10-26 |
| GILSON, John Robert | Director | — | 1999-03-29 |
| HEATON, Andrew Martin | Director | — | 2007-11-26 |
| HEWITT, Charlie | Director | 2024-11-23 | 2025-07-27 |
| HOLMES, Carolyn Mary | Director | 1998-02-19 | 1998-10-06 |
| HURST, Graham | Director | 2010-11-11 | 2012-11-28 |
| JOHNSON, Christopher | Director | — | 1992-10-28 |
| JOHNSON, Ralph | Director | 1993-10-28 | 2007-11-26 |
| JONES, Linda Mary | Director | 2017-11-15 | 2022-01-19 |
| JONES, Peter Wallace | Director | 1993-10-28 | 2003-02-04 |
| JONES, Roger | Director | 1991-10-14 | 1996-12-17 |
| KIRKWOOD, Alistair James | Director | 1993-10-25 | 1999-10-08 |
| KIRWAN, Edward Oliver | Director | — | 1993-10-28 |
| LEATHEM, Susan | Director | 1993-10-28 | 2000-05-23 |
| LOTT, Derek | Director | 1992-10-28 | 2010-11-11 |
| LOVE, Stuart Brown | Director | 2013-11-21 | 2019-11-01 |
| MANNING, David Ross | Director | — | 1994-10-26 |
| MARTIN, John | Director | — | 1992-10-28 |
| MORLAND, Margaret | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2022-04-29 |
| MORRIS, William Raymond | Director | 2014-11-13 | 2021-11-17 |
| MORRIS, William Raymond | Director | — | 1993-10-28 |
| MOUSLEY, Howard John | Director | 1994-10-26 | 1998-12-31 |
| MUSGROVE, Stuart Donaldson | Director | — | 1993-10-28 |
| OWEN, Jennifer, Doctor | Director | — | 1997-09-23 |
| PETERS, Alan Thomas | Director | — | 2010-11-11 |
| PETROVAN, Silviu, Dr | Director | 2021-11-17 | 2024-09-23 |
| SELMES, Ian Paul, Dr | Director | 2013-11-21 | 2021-11-17 |
| SMITH, Bev | Director | 2021-11-17 | 2022-10-14 |
| STAMMERS, Paul Granville | Director | 1999-03-29 | 2002-12-09 |
| TEW, Gillian, Dr | Director | 2013-11-21 | 2016-11-16 |
| WALPOLE, Michael | Director | 1998-10-06 | 2008-11-13 |
| WARD, Peter Lipson | Director | — | 2009-11-12 |
| WILKIN, Abigail | Director | 2021-11-17 | 2026-03-23 |
| WORRALL, Graham Roger | Director | 1993-10-28 | 2010-11-11 |
| WYRKO, David | Director | 2007-11-15 | 2011-10-26 |
| YOUNGS, Matthew James Wilson | Director | 2021-11-17 | 2023-11-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-08 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-08 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.