Windyway Trust
Analysis
Windyway Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Windyway Trust reported income of £704k and spending of £595k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £356k to £704k (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.
Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Windyway Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Merrylegs Charitable Trust (£701k), Animal Care Lancaster Morecambe and District (£710k) and RSPCA Aberconwy, Montgomeryshire and Wrexham Branch (£701k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 61%, donations and legacies 34%, investments 3.5% and charitable activities 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £157k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £35k. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 11%
- Legacies 22%
- Charitable activities 2.3%
- Trading 61%
- Investments 3.5%
In the charity's own words
FUND RAISING VIA CHARITY SHOPS, ATTENDANCE AT LOCAL FAIRS AND FETES, SPONSORED WALKS, EVENTS AND OPEN DAYS. OPEN AIR CONCERTS, RAISING AWARENESS OF OUR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES THROUGH REGULAR CONTACT WITH GENERAL PUBLIC EG. NEWSLETTERS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS. PROVISION OF FUNDS FOR RESCUE, VETERINARY CARE AND REHOMING OF ABANDONED AND NEGLECTED DOMESTIC ANIMALS. OPERATING A PET FOOD BANK FOR PUBLIC USE.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Merrylegs Charitable Trust | Peterborough | £701k |
| Animal Care Lancaster Morecambe and District | Lancashire | £710k |
| RSPCA Aberconwy, Montgomeryshire and Wrexham Branch | Conwy | £701k |
| Vauxhall (City) Farm Ltd | London | £713k |