Dereham Windmill

Analysis

Dereham Windmill is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dereham Windmill reported income of £46k and spending of £55k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £46k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 283%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Dereham Windmill sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bowyer Family Memorial Trust (£46k), Sarnia Charitable Trust (£46k) and Dedham Vale Society (£46k).