# THE LONSDALE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 266244
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Sept. 13, 1975
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=266244


## Contact

- **Address:** THE BRITISH DEER SOCIETY, THE WALLED GARDEN, BURGATE MANOR, FORDINGBRIDGE
- **Postcode:** SP6 1EF
- **Phone:** 01425655434
- **Email:** info@bds.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bds.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS WILL PROMOTE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH INTO THE HABITS OF AND THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF DEER IN THE BRITISH ISLES AND PROMOTE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST KNOWLEDGE OF METHODS OF MANAGEMENT AND HUMANE CONTROL OF DEER WHETHER SEMI-DOMESTICATED OR WILD WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO FORESTRY AGRICULTURE AND AREAS TO WHICH THE PUBLIC HAVE ACCESS.

**Activities:** The Lonsdale Trust promotes in the public interest, the study and research of deer and their humane management within the British Isles.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £8090 | £8090 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £8226 | £17001 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £8172 | £26922 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £8180 | £8180 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £8212 | £8212 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **GEOFFREY MICHAEL SWORDER** (Chair) — appointed July 9, 2025
- ASHLEY DOMINIC GRIFFITH — appointed July 9, 2025
- HUGH RALPH VAN CUTSEM — appointed June 16, 2021
- PHILIP AUSTIN GEORGE MACKENZIE
- RICHARD ARNOLD WILLS — appointed July 31, 2018
- Sarah Elizabeth Anne Gubbins — appointed July 31, 2018