WALFORD MILL EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
Walford Mill provides the focus for encouraging, promoting and maintaining the highest standards of contemporary art & craft work in the region. It aims to encourage audience awareness through a programme of exhibitions and participation for all ages in a complementary education programme including lectures, seminars and practical workshops.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that financial constraints have prevented the charity from employing a Chief Executive, with duties divided among trustees. The charity relies on grant funding, such as from Dorset Council, to support its education programmes and staff.
What the accounts disclose
“We successfully applied for additional grant funding from Dorset Council, under their Culture & Community Project Fund which enabled us to provide two new monthly workshops to reach out to specific sectors of the community and also to re-introduce lectures into our education programme, for the first time in many years” — page 7
“Financial constraints have meant that the Charity no longer employs a Chief Executive.”
“Financial constraints have meant that the Charity no longer employs a Chief Executive.”
Trustees
- TERENCE FREDERICK WHEELERchair
- Dr Maxwell Gordon Coates
- Jeanette Hinton
- Katharine Ann Allen
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £102k | £92k |
| 31/03/2024 | £98k | £84k |
| 31/03/2023 | £86k | £64k |
| 31/03/2022 | £72k | £61k |
| 31/03/2021 | £93k | £59k |
Common questions
Is WALFORD MILL EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that financial constraints have prevented the charity from employing a Chief Executive, with duties divided among trustees. The charity relies on grant funding, such as from Dorset Council, to support its education programmes and staff.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | 2 | £474k |
| CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU | 1 | £4.0m |
| GREENHAM TRUST LTD | 1 | £377k |
| BACKSTAGE TRUST | 1 | £250k |
| MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 1 | £164k |
| THE EVELYN TRUST | 1 | £123k |
| THE HEADLEY TRUST | 1 | £96k |
| THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION | 1 | £90k |
Charities like this
- THE TOWN MILL TRUST LYME REGIS
- WATERMILL THEATRE LIMITED
- WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE
- BALTIC FLOUR MILLS VISUAL ARTS TRUST
- Waldorf Learning Foundation Limited
- MILLGATE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALFORD MILL EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED | £102k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| THE TOWN MILL TRUST LYME REGIS | £244k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WATERMILL THEATRE LIMITED | £4.4m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE | £28.1m | £190,001 - £200,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BALTIC FLOUR MILLS VISUAL ARTS TRUST | £6.8m | £100,001 - £110,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Waldorf Learning Foundation Limited | £135k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |