WINCHESTER ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE LTD

Registered charity 1150754 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WINACC

Winchester Action on Climate Change Ltd (WinACC) works to cut the carbon footprint of Winchester district, creating lower energy bills, healthier lifestyles and stronger communities. We are local residents, businesses and policy-makers, working together to tread more lightly on the planet.

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE EFFECTIVE REDUCTION OF GREEN HOUSE GASES AND LOW CARBON LIVING.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS "DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS".2) TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£161k
Latest spending
£140k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 12% to £161,050 while expenditure rose by only 2.4% to £140,279, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Unrestricted reserves grew to £47,010, which the trustees confirm satisfactorily meets their policy target of maintaining three to six months of unrestricted expenditure. The filing notes no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months’ typical unrestricted expenditure (excluding non-cash benefits in kind) (reserves figure: £47k)
“This figure satisfactorily meets our reserves policy, which seeks to maintain unrestricted funds not designated for a specific use at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ typical unrestricted expenditure (excluding non-cash benefits in kind).” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations received from trustees
“£3,248 aggregate donations were received from trustees during the year (2024: £13,860), none of which had conditions attached.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Government income: £66,017 — contracts £20,000 (1), grants £46,017 (5); 41% of the £161,050 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 40
  • Government income: £32,928 — contracts £22,070 (2), grants £10,858 (5); 23% of the £143,516 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Government income: £23,737 — contracts £12,070 (1), grants £11,667 (1); 22% of the £107,212 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£161k£140k
31/03/2024£144k£137k
31/03/2023£107k£149k
31/03/2022£123k£93k
31/03/2021£69k£67k

Common questions

Is WINCHESTER ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 12% to £161,050 while expenditure rose by only 2.4% to £140,279, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Unrestricted reserves grew to £47,010, which the trustees confirm satisfactorily meets their policy target of maintaining three to six months of unrestricted expenditure. The filing notes no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WINCHESTER ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WINCHESTER ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE LTD as a grant recipient include WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/03/2026£20kWeCAN climate outreach
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2024£19kWinchester climate outreach
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/05/2010£25k"Past Matters: remembering our past to change our future"

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WINCHESTER AND DISTRICT ATHLETICS CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WINCHESTER ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE LTD£161k—0above—no doubt
WINCHESTER AND DISTRICT ATHLETICS CLUB FY2025£75k—0unclear—no doubt
CORNWALL CLIMATE CARE FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE CARBON FOOTPRINT FY2025£151k—0below—no doubt
GREENER AND CLEANER FY2025£445k—0within—no doubt
ISLINGTON CLIMATE CENTRE CIO FY2026£31k—0unclear—no doubt

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