THE WOODLANDS FARM TRUST

Registered charity 1051680 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operating farm land and buildings for the promotion of conservation, sustainable farming and education for the benefit of the community.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF GREENWICH AND BEXLEY (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING SUCH INHABITANTS WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS, AND PARTICULARLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO THAT END TO RECOGNISE AND PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF SUCH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE FULLY AND ACTIVELY IN THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ANY PROJECTS CARRIED OUT BY THE COMPANY. (B) TO ADVANCE, FACILITATE AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN AGRICULTURE, COUNTRY LIFE, CONSERVATION, ECOLOGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED TOPICS THROUGH THE ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF LAND, BUILDINGS AND OTHER PROPERTY SITUATE AT WOODLANDS FARM AND SUCH OTHER PLACES AS THE COMPANY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE. (C) TO SEEK TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTER AND VISUAL AND OTHER AMENITIES OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND MAINTAIN OR ENHANCE THE ECOLOGICAL VALUE OF THE AREA.

Area of benefit: GREENWICH AND BEXLEY, WOODLANDS FARM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a positive net income of £8,516 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing recent net deficits. Total funds stood at £500,847, comprising £415,691 in restricted reserves and £85,156 in unrestricted reserves. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Woodlands Farm Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• DOCTOR BARRY JAMES GRAY MA MD FRCPchair
• Alan Scholefield
• CAROL ANNE THUMWOOD-BROWNING
• Daniel Hill
• Diane Mary Jones
• Ian Clive Blight
• James McGregor Woodrow
• Keith Bryn Jones
• MR DAVE WRIGHT
• Mxx Riley Demetriou
• Paul Nicholas Howick
• Tamasin Rhymes
• Tarun Jay Murley

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

Operates in: Kent · Throughout London

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WOODLANDS TRUST.

• THE WOODLANDS TRUST income £246k
• WOODLANDS GREEN LTD income £371k
• THE TOTTLE WOODLAND AND WILDLIFE CHARITY income £136k
• THE WOODLAND TRUST income £89.4m
• REAL FARMING TRUST income £930k
• WILL WOODLANDS income £602k

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