WILL WOODLANDS

Registered charity 1038274 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's principal activity is the conservation, preservation and establishment of trees, plants and all forms of wildlife in the United Kingdom and to secure and enhance the enjoyment by the public of the natural environment of those territories. The Charity has continued its policy of acquiring land and establishing woodlands.

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Latest income

£602k

Latest spending

£611k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £266,826, with a policy stating it is unnecessary to maintain any fixed amount of unrestricted funds due to the ability to meet shortfalls from expendable endowment. The trustees confirm that resources are sufficient to meet future commitments, including major afforestation projects, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unnecessary to maintain any fixed amount of Unrestricted Funds (held: £267k)

“In view of the Charity's principal activity described above the main requirement is to budget expenditure based on the conservation and afforestation projects being carried out. The members of the Council believe that, with the level of income and the ability to meet any shortfall by transfers from the Expendable Endowment, it is unnecessary to maintain any fixed amount of Unrestricted Funds” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Council Members' emoluments and reimbursed expenses. Members are reimbursed for out of pocket expenses such as indemnity insurance, mileage, stationery and telephone calls. No remuneration is paid either directly or indirectly to the members for their services as trustees. During the year no expenses were reimbursed (2024:None)

“Council Members' emoluments and reimbursed expenses. Members are reimbursed for out of pocket expenses such as indemnity insurance, mileage, stationery and telephone calls. No remuneration is paid either directly or indirectly to the members for their services as trustees. During the year no expenses were reimbursed (2024:None):”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hazlewoods LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

9 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold); recorded price paid £4.8m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£602k

Total spending

£611k

Cost of raising funds

£73k

Reserves (reported)

£267k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Guy Norrie
James David Davenport · trustee of 1 other charity
Rupert Foley

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£602k	£611k
31/03/2024	£552k	£592k
31/03/2023	£537k	£618k
31/03/2022	£576k	£568k
31/03/2021	£602k	£570k

Common questions

Is WILL WOODLANDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £266,826, with a policy stating it is unnecessary to maintain any fixed amount of unrestricted funds due to the ability to meet shortfalls from expendable endowment. The trustees confirm that resources are sufficient to meet future commitments, including major afforestation projects, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hazlewoods LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	3	£62k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£10k
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS	2	£982k
THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST	2	£488k
The Brindle Foundation	2	£350k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£240k
DELVES CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£58k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOODLAND HERITAGE LIMITED.

WOODLAND HERITAGE LIMITED income £1.5m
THE WOODLAND TRUST income £89.4m
WORLD LAND TRUST income £8.7m
THE FOREST OF MARSTON VALE TRUST income £4.3m
THE WOODLANDS FARM TRUST income £234k
ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED income £10.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WILL WOODLANDS	£602k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WOODLAND HERITAGE LIMITED FY2024	£1.5m	—	0	unclear	—	material uncertainty
THE WOODLAND TRUST FY2025	£89.4m	—	—	below	17.3%	no doubt
WORLD LAND TRUST FY2024	£8.7m	£100,001 - £110,000	—	above	—	no doubt
THE FOREST OF MARSTON VALE TRUST FY2025	£4.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WOODLANDS FARM TRUST FY2025	£234k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.