THE WESTMILL SUSTAINABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1158820 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WESTMILL SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRUST

Promotion of sustainable energy and energy efficiency, especially in the region of Shrivenham and Watchfield, through events, grants and guided tours of Westmill Wind Farm and Solar Park.

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENT FOR THE BENEFIFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIFIT BY PROMOTING THE DEPLOYMENT OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, PROMOTING EDUCATION IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND MAKING GRANTS TO SUCH PERSONS OR ORGANISATIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIFIT IN ORDER TO PROMOTE ANDENCOURANGE THE DEPLOYMENT OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a strong financial position with unrestricted reserves of £44,788, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining £10,000 to cover contractor payments. The trustees confirm the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

• Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative — “The funding for WeSET comes from grants from the Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative, Westmill Solar Co-operative, and donations and bursaries f…” (source page)
• Westmill Solar Co-operative — “The funding for WeSET comes from grants from the Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative, Westmill Solar Co-operative, and donations and bursaries f…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• MIKE BLANCHchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Alicia Katarina de Haldevang
• CHRIS CHURCH · trustee of 1 other charity
• Cecilia Park Olley
• Dr Warren Hicks
• FRAN TATTERSALL
• Jamie Edkins
• Mark Andrew Foyle
• ROBERT TAPSFIELD

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Hampshire · Oxfordshire · West Berkshire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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