The Windmills Foundation

Analysis

The Windmills Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in May 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Windmills Foundation reported income of £89k and spending of £80k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £91k to £89k (-2.0%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Windmills Foundation sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Highfield Community Association (£88k), The Autumn Centre (£89k) and Pillowell Early Years (£88k).