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south west lakes trust

The charity supports the general public. South West Lakes Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Devon and operates in Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Trust has charitable and trading activities, including safeguarding the environment and providing access and recreation for all abilities at its sites in Devon Cornwall and Somerset.Managing public access, education, conservation, forestry and land at 50 sites, 5,000 hectares of land with 2 million visits each year.Wheal Martyn is an independant China Clay Museum near St Austell

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£5,495,414
Latest Expenditure
£5,810,586

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 64.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 60.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 39.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £74,849
Charitable Activities £2,830,123
Other Trading £2,430,923
Investments £88,807
Other Income £70,712

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,519,893
Raising Funds £2,290,693
Governance £24,227
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£5,495,414£5,810,586£3,519,893£4,192,712£651,216145 / 197
2024£5,434,317£5,637,854£3,429,634£4,507,884£679,764153 / 283
2023£4,704,115£5,010,160£2,528,678£4,701,421£999,376142 / 196
2022£5,322,049£4,690,123£2,627,320£4,880,303£500,825124 / 196
2021£4,047,902£3,548,670£1,918,940£4,293,377£831,02899 / 360

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers