WINDSOR HILL WOOD
Windsor Hill Wood is a family based community set in a woodland smallholding offering Christian hospitality to all regardless of race, religion or absence of religion, sexual orientation, mental or physical ability. All the tasks necessary for the community to function are shared by all who live there.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at 3.2 months, which is below the charity's stated policy target of 3-6 months of budgeted unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in cash funds of £25,000 over the year due to asset purchases and restricted fund expenditure, with a specific deficit noted in the Access Road Fund.
What the accounts disclose
“Unrestricted income from Private donations (39%), Grants (30%) and Residential contributions (26%)” — page 5
“Reserves can currently be used to cover any shortfall in funding the organisation’s costs. Yearend reserves stood at 3.2 months” — page 5
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/11/2025)
Trustees
- Dr Mark James Bagott
- Hazel Mary Devereux Rumsey Mrs
- SUSAN ELIZABETH CRISFIELD
- Steven Bruce - Jones
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £108k | £133k |
| 31/03/2024 | £116k | £107k |
| 31/03/2023 | £116k | £77k |
| 31/03/2022 | £148k | £74k |
| 31/03/2021 | £99k | £70k |
Common questions
Is WINDSOR HILL WOOD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at 3.2 months, which is below the charity's stated policy target of 3-6 months of budgeted unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in cash funds of £25,000 over the year due to asset purchases and restricted fund expenditure, with a specific deficit noted in the Access Road Fund. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WINDSOR HILL WOOD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WINDSOR HILL WOOD as a grant recipient include SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIO, THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION, THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, SHEPTON MALLET, THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Community Foundation | 09/07/2026 | £3k | Windsor Hill Wood |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/04/2026 | £20k | Windsor Hill Woods - supporting our wardens to support our refuge |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 19/02/2025 | £4k | Core costs of providing ongoing support for those experiencing addiction or mental health issues from across Somerset |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 12/08/2024 | £6k | Residential support for adults with a history of offending to reintegrate into the community in Shepton Mallet |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/03/2024 | £10k | Unrestricted Funding |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 04/03/2024 | £3k | Therapeutic intervention for vulnerable people in Mendip with a history of addiction issues |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 18/08/2023 | £4k | Contribution towards increased overheads of an therapeutic outdoor service provider near Shepton Mallet |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 26/07/2023 | £5k | Supporting ex-offenders through therapy and activities to help them reintegrate into society and away from crime and substance abuse |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 01/02/2023 | £2k | Contribution towards the overheads of a therapeutic green space, which have risen due to the cost-of-living crisis |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 24/01/2022 | £600 | “Recovery and resilience through nature connection and conservation” |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE UNDERWOOD TRUST | 1 | £100k |
| ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS | 1 | £85k |
| THE NISBET TRUST | 1 | £43k |
| JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| BARNWOOD TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| SYLVANUS LYSONS CHARITY | 1 | £20k |
| THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 1 | £10k |
| THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- HILL HOLT WOOD
- NEW WINDSOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- HAZEL HILL TRUST
- WINDMILL HILL CITY FARM LIMITED
- WATFORD WOODSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
- THE VINEY HILL CHRISTIAN ADVENTURE CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDSOR HILL WOOD | £108k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| HILL HOLT WOOD | £1.4m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEW WINDSOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £141k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HAZEL HILL TRUST | £82k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| WINDMILL HILL CITY FARM LIMITED | £2.7m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WATFORD WOODSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE | £218k | £37,857.76 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |