WOODTON UNITED CHARITIES

Registered charity 207531 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Woodton United Charities is a trust that provides grants for people living in the village of Woodton in Norfolk (near Bungay), whose current circumstances would allow them to benefit from financial assistance. We are particularly interested in hearing from pensioners, disabled people (or their carers), and young people embarking on an apprenticeship or a course in further/higher education.

Objects

(1) THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME AND CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY APPLICABLE FOR RELIEF IN NEED IN RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF WOODTON AND OR IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.(2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WOODTON AND OR IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION.(3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF WOODTON AND OR IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income

£44k

Latest spending

£21k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £455,800 at 31 December 2025, driven by a net income of £22,870 and investment growth. The trustees maintain sufficient financial reserves to respond to crises, with no specific monetary target defined in the policy statement.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Sufficient financial reserves are kept readily accessible in order to respond quickly and effectively to crises or other unexpected events affecting village residents. (held: £456k)

“Sufficient financial reserves are kept readily accessible in order to respond quickly and effectively to crises or other unexpected events affecting village residents.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew McCrostiechair
Amanda Jane Calder · trustee of 1 other charity
Carl William George Gosling · trustee of 1 other charity
Chris Wells
Ronni Knights
Thomas Amis

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£44k	£21k
31/12/2024	£20k	£30k
31/12/2023	£33k	£37k
31/12/2022	£16k	£24k
31/12/2021	£7k	£11k

Common questions

Is WOODTON UNITED CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £455,800 at 31 December 2025, driven by a net income of £22,870 and investment growth. The trustees maintain sufficient financial reserves to respond to crises, with no specific monetary target defined in the policy statement. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.