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THE FRIENDS OF WARNHAM LOCAL NATURE RESERVE

Registered charity 1171924 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity supports the maintenance of Warnham Local Nature Reserve in West Sussex for the benefit of both the general public and the wildlife of the reserve. We manage the Visitor Centre (collecting entrance fees and providing a small cafe offering), run events to engage and educate all ages, and have funded additional amenities including bird hides and live web-cams.

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Latest income
£92k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds reached £148,179 at the end of the 2024-25 financial year, reflecting a surplus of £32,071 against total income of £91,541. The trustees report that the charity ended the year 'very strongly' financially, with reserves meeting the stated policy target of covering annual administration expenses plus three months of food and drink costs. While current funds are described as healthy, the trustees note that future boardwalk replacement projects will require additional substantial fundraising.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Trading income (54% of income)
“TOTAL TRADING INCOME* £52,391”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £148k)
“The Policy requires FoWLNR to maintain an amount at least equal to the annual administration expense plus the cost of 3 months food and drink purchases.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: FoWLNR receives a portion of daily and annual permit fees from Horsham District Council (HDC), which owns the Reserve and manages it via a Service Level Agreement.
“a portion of the daily and annual permit fees received from HDC” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The 2024 AGM was not quorate as required by the Constitution (insufficient members in attendance).
“it was discovered post the AGM that the meeting was not quorate as required by our Constitution (i.e. there were insufficient members in attendance at the AGM as required by our Constitution).” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£92k£59k
31/03/2024£77k£55k
31/03/2023£77k£52k
31/03/2022£63k£48k
31/03/2021£15k£25k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF WARNHAM LOCAL NATURE RESERVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds reached £148,179 at the end of the 2024-25 financial year, reflecting a surplus of £32,071 against total income of £91,541. The trustees report that the charity ended the year 'very strongly' financially, with reserves meeting the stated policy target of covering annual administration expenses plus three months of food and drink costs. While current funds are described as healthy, the trustees note that future boardwalk replacement projects will require additional substantial fundraising. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/09/2007£5k"This Nature Reserve Project Is To Purchase Interpretation Boards And Commission The Erection And Carving Of Emerging Beetles. It Will Purch"