FRIENDS OF WOODLANDS MEED

Registered charity 306356 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF NEWICK HOUSE

We are a small local charity raising funds to provide important support to children with various learning, social, physical and communication disabilities within Mid Sussex. Woodlands Meed aims is to help each child find their place and confidence within in School, the wider community and beyond.

Objects

FOR THE WELFARE AND UPBRINGING OF CHILDREN AT THIS SPECIAL E.S.N. SCHOOL BY PROVIDING ALL AND SUCH BENEFITS AS MAY PROPERLY BE MADE AVAILABLE AND ANY NECESSARY EQUIPMENT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£24k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £67,992, an increase from the previous year's £62,448. Total receipts for the year were £29,125, while total payments amounted to £23,581, resulting in a positive movement in funds. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves are partially restricted, with £46,454 of the final balance already earmarked for specific purposes.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Receipts - this year's total is a fantastic £29125. This is made up of generous donations and sponsored activities” — page 2
Per its FY2024 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of Woodlands Meed (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£29k£24k
31/12/2023£38k£90k
31/12/2022£89k£34k
31/12/2021£35k£53k
31/12/2020£7k£9k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF WOODLANDS MEED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £67,992, an increase from the previous year's £62,448. Total receipts for the year were £29,125, while total payments amounted to £23,581, resulting in a positive movement in funds. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves are partially restricted, with £46,454 of the final balance already earmarked for specific purposes. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.