WINDYWAY TRUST

Registered charity 1108111 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WINDYWAY ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE, BUXTON OLD ROAD, MACCLESFIELD

FUND RAISING VIA CHARITY SHOPS, ATTENDANCE AT LOCAL FAIRS AND FETES, SPONSORED WALKS, EVENTS AND OPEN DAYS. OPEN AIR CONCERTS, RAISING AWARENESS OF OUR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES THROUGH REGULAR CONTACT WITH GENERAL PUBLIC EG. NEWSLETTERS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS. PROVISION OF FUNDS FOR RESCUE, VETERINARY CARE AND REHOMING OF ABANDONED AND NEGLECTED DOMESTIC ANIMALS. OPERATING A PET FOOD BANK FOR PUBLIC USE.

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Latest income

£704k

Latest spending

£595k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net income surplus of £108,521, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £1,056,135. The trustees consider these reserves adequate to support the continuation of the charity and cover one year of kennelling and veterinary expenses. The filing confirms the charity is a going concern for the next twelve months with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £300,000 (held: £1.1m)

“the trustees consider it prudent to hold £300,000 to cover kennelling and veterinary expenses for one year”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Windyway Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Windyway Trust — “We are supported by Windyway Trust charity.” (source page)

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

Total income

£704k

Total spending

£595k

Cost of raising funds

£6k

Reserves (reported)

£1.1m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~21.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTINE ANGELA EARLES
Jane Arnstein
PATRICIA ELSIE BARNARD
Wendy Riseley

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Derbyshire · Manchester City · Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£704k	£595k
31/03/2024	£487k	£474k
31/03/2023	£525k	£363k
31/03/2022	£508k	£324k
31/03/2021	£356k	£306k

Common questions

Is WINDYWAY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net income surplus of £108,521, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £1,056,135. The trustees consider these reserves adequate to support the continuation of the charity and cover one year of kennelling and veterinary expenses. The filing confirms the charity is a going concern for the next twelve months with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£200

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WHITLEY ANIMAL PROTECTION TRUST.

WHITLEY ANIMAL PROTECTION TRUST income £297k
THE BELFORTE TRUST income £329k
THE KIT WILSON TRUST FOR ANIMAL WELFARE income £1.2m
NEWCASTLE DOG AND CAT SHELTER income £2.4m
LABORATORY ANIMALS LIMITED income £250k
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SHEFFIELD BRANCH income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WINDYWAY TRUST	£704k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITLEY ANIMAL PROTECTION TRUST FY2024	£297k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BELFORTE TRUST FY2023	£329k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE KIT WILSON TRUST FOR ANIMAL WELFARE FY2024	£1.2m	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
NEWCASTLE DOG AND CAT SHELTER FY2025	£2.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LABORATORY ANIMALS LIMITED FY2024	£250k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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