WARLEY WOODS COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED
To ensure the long-term restoration and sustainability of Warley Woods Park, and to develop its facilities and events as a central focus for the local community, thus encouraging greater numbers and diversity of people to enjoy this unique environment.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £148,828 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £597,896. The trustees consider the current unrestricted reserves of £420,164 to be adequate for the organisation's sustainability and operations. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.
What the accounts disclose
“No Trustees were paid during the year. (2024: One Trustee was paid £7,590 for architect services)” — page 46
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- STEVEN CHARLES ELINGchair
- ALAN DAVID REYNOLDS
- ARTHUR ROBERT WARD
- Christopher Neil Ashford
- DAVID JOHN READ
- Debra Howls
- Dr Emma Louise Login
- ELIZABETH COLEMAN
- John Paul Newman
- KATHERINE MARY SLADE
- Lynda Tracy Wagstaff
- Michael James Talbot
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £668k | £519k |
| 31/03/2024 | £490k | £482k |
| 31/03/2023 | £443k | £468k |
| 31/03/2022 | £471k | £385k |
| 31/03/2021 | £468k | £304k |
Common questions
Is WARLEY WOODS COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £148,828 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £597,896. The trustees consider the current unrestricted reserves of £420,164 to be adequate for the organisation's sustainability and operations. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WARLEY WOODS COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WARLEY WOODS COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST, THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATION, THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GRIMMITT TRUST, THE SAINTBURY TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST | FY2023 | £6k | |
| THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £5k | |
| THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £3k | Environment |
| THE GRIMMITT TRUST | FY2022 | £2k | |
| THE SAINTBURY TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | Advancement of Environmental Protection or Improvement |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | Conservation and the Environment |
| THE SAINTBURY TRUST | FY2022 | £2k | The Advancement of Environmental Protection or Improvement |
| THE SAINTBURY TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | Advancement of Environmental Protection or Improvement |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | FY2022 | £2k | Community, Inclusion and Engagement |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | Community Projects and Engagement |
| DUMBRECK CHARITY | FY2022 | £1k | Miscellaneous |
| DUMBRECK CHARITY | FY2024 | £500 | Miscellaneous |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 15/06/2020 | £24k | "COVID19: Warley Woods Community Trust" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 13/03/2019 | £98k | "Wild Warley" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/08/2014 | £85k | "Community Relationship System" |
| Sport England | 28/03/2014 | £2k | Emergency Flood Relief |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 12/07/2011 | £27k | "Warley Woods Past Present and Future" |
| Sport England | 29/01/2010 | £5k | Warley Woods Golf Development |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/05/2008 | £9k | Warley Woods |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 17/03/2008 | £10k | "A Project By This Charity In Sandwell To Provide Horticultural Training For Volunteers To Ensure That An Urban Park Is Well Maintained And C" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/05/2004 | £2k | Picnic in the Park |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARLEY WOODS COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED | £668k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WALESBY FOREST | £1.5m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED | £152k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FORESTDALE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION | £335k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE WOODLANDS FARM TRUST | £234k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BIERLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LTD | £210k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |