WARLEY WOODS COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1092754 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WARLEY WOODS COMMUNITY TRUST

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.

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Latest income
£668k
Latest spending
£519k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: 2024: One Trustee was paid £7,590 for architect services. 2025: No Trustees were paid.
“No Trustees were paid during the year. (2024: One Trustee was paid £7,590 for architect services)” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

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

Total income
£668k
Total spending
£519k
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reserves (reported)
£597k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~13.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (39% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Sandwell

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUSTFY2023£6k
THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kEnvironment
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2024£2kAdvancement of Environmental Protection or Improvement
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£2kConservation and the Environment
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2022£2kThe Advancement of Environmental Protection or Improvement
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2025£2kAdvancement of Environmental Protection or Improvement
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2022£2kCommunity, Inclusion and Engagement
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2023£1kCommunity Projects and Engagement
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2022£1kMiscellaneous
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2024£500Miscellaneous

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/06/2020£24k"COVID19: Warley Woods Community Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/03/2019£98k"Wild Warley"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/08/2014£85k"Community Relationship System"
Sport England28/03/2014£2kEmergency Flood Relief
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/07/2011£27k"Warley Woods Past Present and Future"
Sport England29/01/2010£5kWarley Woods Golf Development
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2008£9kWarley Woods
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/03/2008£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 Fund20/05/2004£2kPicnic in the Park

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WALESBY FOREST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WARLEY WOODS COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED£668k—0above—no doubt
WALESBY FOREST FY2024£1.5m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt
FORESTDALE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION FY2025£335k—0above—no doubt
THE WOODLANDS FARM TRUST FY2025£234k—0unclear—no doubt
BIERLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LTD FY2025£210k—0unclear—no doubt

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