WOODY'S LODGE
Registered charity 1173752 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To provide a centre to offer support and guidance to veterans of HM Armed Forces and EmergencyServices. To provide social indoor and outdoor space for veterans to meet, socialise and undertake activities inorder to alleviate mental stress, build friendships and improve social networks.To provide office space, free of charge, to organisations and agencies who support veterans.
Causes: Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £557,067 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven largely by a donated asset valued at £575,000. Total funds increased to £612,925, with unrestricted reserves standing at £579,320, indicating strong asset backing despite operational expenditure exceeding income from donations and grants.
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 3 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Woody's Lodge (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).
- Ministry of Defence — “We’ve recently secured £1 million in funding through the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund” (source page)
- Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund — “We’ve recently secured £1 million in funding through the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund” (source page)
- Garfield Weston Foundation — “Woody’s Lodge is delighted to have received a second grant of £20,000 from the Garfield Weston Foundation in support of” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £665k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£23k
Reported reserves equal ~20.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Clive Roger Hamiltonchair
- Ian Price
- KATHERINE HANNAH FISHER
- Laura Georgina Wilson
- Mark Geoffrey Hodgkinson
- Nigel Anthony Adams
- Olivia Quinn
- Owen James
- Ray Paul James Earls
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WOODY'S LODGE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £557,067 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven largely by a donated asset valued at £575,000. Total funds increased to £612,925, with unrestricted reserves standing at £579,320, indicating strong asset backing despite operational expenditure exceeding income from donations and grants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WOODY'S LODGE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WOODY'S LODGE as a grant recipient include THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY, COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SUPPORT CONWY, THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST, Army Benevolent Fund.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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