The Woodlands Farm Trust

Analysis

The Woodlands Farm Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Welling. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03039299). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Woodlands Farm Trust reported income of £234k and spending of £226k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £182k to £234k (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Woodlands Farm Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jarjeer Mule and Donkey Trust (£234k), Together for Animals (£236k) and Fen Bank Greyhound Sanctuary (£233k).