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WOODLANDS GROUP OF CHURCHES

Registered charity 1125029 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Woodlands Church, Woodlands Church Family

Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £941,067, which is within the trustees' stated target range of £757,974 to £1,136,960. Total income decreased to £2,319,581 from £2,727,385 in the prior year, while total expenditure increased to £1,918,934. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient reserves to meet future challenges.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 to 9 months of reported expenditure in the Free Reserves fund (held: £941k)
“The target range for free reserves is £757,974 to £1,136,960, equal to between 6 and 9 months of reported expenditure in the Free Reserves fund.” — page 17
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loans to SLT members
“R Riddall and N Savage, both members of the Senior Leadership Team and Key Management, are each in receipt of a charitable loan from the charity. The outstanding balance of the loans at the balance sheet date is £402,288 and £201,315 respectively.” — page 51
“The aggregate donations received from Trustees, SLT and related parties (including any related gift aid) were £70,602 (2025: £55,599).” — page 51
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees/SLT
“R Riddall and N Savage, both members of the Senior Leadership Team and Key Management, are each in receipt of a charitable loan from the charity. The outstanding balance of the loans at the balance sheet date is £402,288 and £201,315 respectively.” — page 51
“The aggregate donations received from Trustees, SLT and related parties (including any related gift aid) were £70,602 (2025: £55,599).” — page 51
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Western Limited.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£1.9m
Cost of raising funds
£23k
Reserves (reported)
£941k
Employees
50

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£2.3m£1.9m
31/03/2025£2.1m£1.7m
31/03/2024£2.0m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.9m£1.5m
31/03/2022£1.7m£1.3m

Common questions

Is WOODLANDS GROUP OF CHURCHES financially healthy?

The accounts state that free reserves were £941,067, which is within the trustees' stated target range of £757,974 to £1,136,960. Total income decreased to £2,319,581 from £2,727,385 in the prior year, while total expenditure increased to £1,918,934. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient reserves to meet future challenges. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Western Limited.

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