Walesby Forest

Analysis

Walesby Forest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newark. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and recreation, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Walesby Forest reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.6m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £994k to £1.5m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Walesby Forest sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hijinx Theatre (£1.5m), Rutland House Community Trust Limited (£1.5m) and Organisation of Culture and Character (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and trading 7.6%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.8%. Reserves of £696k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.