Registered charity · Lewes
The Railway Land Wildlife Trust Limited
To record, study, conserve, improve and create for the benefit of the public places of natural scientific interest and in particular of arboricultural, botanical, entomological, geological, ornithological, archaeological and zoological interest and...
- 10 trustees
- Income £348k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Andrew SaundersTrustee · since 2022
- Anne RobertsonTrustee · since 2025
- Anthony Robert PearceTrustee · since 2026
- Antonia ScarrTrustee · since 2020
- Barry McnultyTrustee · since 2017
- Istvan HaaszTrustee · since 2025
- Kensa CooperTrustee · since 2026
- Ruth RudwickTrustee · since 2025
- Ryan MyintTrustee · since 2020
- Steve BrightTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- East Sussex
- Website
- www.railwaylandproject.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Railway Land Wildlife Trust Limited
- Registered
- 1989
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£348k£382k
- 2024£553k£630k
- 2023£417k£230k
Earlier years
- 2022£181k£146k
- 2021£108k£84k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
To record, study, conserve, improve and create for the benefit of the public places of natural scientific interest and in particular of arboricultural, botanical, entomological, geological, ornithological, archaeological and zoological interest and to protect the flora and fauna of such places within the framework of sustainability.To promote, organise, conduct and encourage study and research for the increase of knowledge in the natural sciences and sustainability and to publish the useful results of such study and research.To advance the education of the public in: (a) sustainability in the natural sciences and in particular in arboriculture, botany, entomology, geology, ornithology and zoology; and (b) the employment of the natural sustainable resources of land in craftwork.To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for the benefit of the public at large.To provide, maintain or improve a public park or other public amenity in the vicinity of a landfill site where it is for the protection of the environment. To maintain, repair or restore a building or other structure which is of historical interest, where such building or other structure is situated in the vicinity of a landfill site.To make provision of financial administration and other similar services for the purposes of promoting the objects. To encourage and facilitate all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, ethnic origin, creed, sexuality, age, employment, financial hardship, ill health (physical or mental), educational attainment, relationship breakdown, or crime to have access to the work of the Trust. This will include the Trust organising activities that are particularly focused on socially disadvantaged groups, where funding and facilities permit.
Grants received
14 grants · £1,055,913 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £662,296 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £359,166 (4 grants)
- Sussex Community Foundation · £21,021 (5 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £13,430
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Andrew Saunders since 2022
- Anne Robertson since 2025
- Anthony Robert Pearce since 2026
- Antonia Scarr since 2020
- Barry Mcnulty since 2017
- Istvan Haasz since 2025
- Kensa Cooper since 2026
- Ruth Rudwick since 2025
- Ryan Myint since 2020
- Steve Bright since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Antonia Scarr since 2020
- Barry Mcnulty since 2017
- Ryan Myint since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Andrew Saunders since 2022
- Anne Robertson since 2025
- Anthony Robert Pearce since 2026
- Barry Mcnulty since 2017
- Kensa Cooper since 2026
- Ruth Rudwick since 2025
- Ryan Myint since 2020
- Steve Bright since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Antonia Scarr since 2020
- Istvan Haasz since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 800655
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4TH NOVEMBER 1988 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19TH APRIL 1999 as amended on 16 Oct 2019
- Companies House
- Company number 02313579 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01273477101 · info@railwaylandproject.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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