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Wychwood Forest Trust Ltd

Registered charity 1084259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF WYCHWOOD, WYCHWOOD PROJECT (OXFORDSHIRE)

Latest income
£168k
Latest spending
£119k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £136,508, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing overall fund balances, but maintains adequate resources to continue operations.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' expenditure (held: £137k)
“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to meet at least six months' expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£521k
Total spending
£118k
Cost of raising funds
£315
Reserves (reported)
£137k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~13.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£168k£119k
31/03/2024£88k£131k
31/03/2023£521k£118k
31/03/2022£103k£121k
31/03/2021£89k£105k

Common questions

Is Wychwood Forest Trust Ltd financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £136,508, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing overall fund balances, but maintains adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/01/2017£8k"Discovering Wychwood: Living and working in a Royal Forest"

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE NORTHWICK TRUST3£62k
The Brindle Foundation2£350k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST2£240k
DELVES CHARITABLE TRUST2£58k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST2£6k
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST1—
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.0m
THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£742k

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