KELMARSH WINDFARM COMMUNITY BENEFIT

Registered charity 1177667 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KELMARSH WINDFARM COMMUNITY FUND

The purpose of the CIO is to support voluntary and community organisations near to the Kelmarsh Wind Farm. Near to the Kelmarsh Windfarm shall be defined as Clipston, Haselbech, Kelmarsh, Naseby and other villages to a lesser extent; provided that organisations operating in the Parishes of Clipston, Haselbech, Kelmarsh and Naseby will be supported with a priority treatment.

Objects

The purpose of the CIO is, for the public benefit, to advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the trustees see fit and give priority to- the advancement of education. - the protection of good health, both mental and physical. - the relief of poverty. This will be achieved by awarding grants to voluntary and community organisations and individuals near to the Kelmarsh Wind Farm to achieve their specific charitable objective. ‘Near to the Kelmarsh Windfarm’ shall be defined as Clipston, Haselbech, Kelmarsh, Naseby and other villages to a lesser extent; provided that, within the area of benefit, organisations operating in the Parishes of Clipston, Haselbech, Kelmarsh and Naseby will be supported by the charity with a priority treatment over those operating outside these parishes.Applicants to the charity will have satisfied the trustees that their project has a charitable objective by the completion of an application form with appropriate supporting evidence.A charitable objective is defined as those listed on the Charity Commission web site at time of considering any application for a grant from a qualifying person or organisation.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £4,003 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing unrestricted reserves to £22,694. These reserves exceed the stated policy target of maintaining funds equivalent to approximately two years of administrative costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

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

• Cubico Sustainable Investments — “Kelmarsh Windfarm Community Benefit are supported by Cubico Sustainable Investments & GLIL Infrastructure Ltd.” (source page)
• GLIL Infrastructure Ltd — “Kelmarsh Windfarm Community Benefit are supported by Cubico Sustainable Investments & GLIL Infrastructure Ltd.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDY BLAKE · trustee of 3 other charities
• Christine Siobhan Dent
• Duncan Mark Smith
• Ian John May
• Jon Feven Walsh
• Peter Burditt
• SUSANNAH FRANCES PAYBODY
• Stephen Meir Davies

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

Operates in: Leicestershire · Northamptonshire

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