CHELVESTON WIND FARM COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUND TRUST

Registered charity 1180828 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHELVESTON WIND FARM COMMUNITY BENEFIT TRUST, WIND FARM TRUST

The trust was set up to distribute funds from the Chelveston Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund to eligible bodies or organisations within the four parishes in which the Wind Farm site lies - Chelveston-cum-Caldecott, Dean & Shelton, Hargrave, and Melchbourne & Yelden

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Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£14k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an excess of receipts over payments of £132,806.47 against total income of £132,806.47, resulting in a significant increase in unrestricted reserves. The trustees note that any unused income is carried over to the next year, and the charity is funded annually by CRE under legally binding S106 agreements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: S106 payment (67% of income)
Income: The Expendable Capital (i.e. capital receipts that can be spent) consisted of the S106 payment from Oct 24, which enjoyed an RPI uplift in accordance with the S106 agreements.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£45k£14k
31/03/2025£43k£20k
31/03/2024£41k£29k
31/03/2023£37k£19k
31/03/2022£33k£25k

Common questions

Is CHELVESTON WIND FARM COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUND TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an excess of receipts over payments of £132,806.47 against total income of £132,806.47, resulting in a significant increase in unrestricted reserves. The trustees note that any unused income is carried over to the next year, and the charity is funded annually by CRE under legally binding S106 agreements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.