Woodcraft Folk

Analysis

Woodcraft Folk is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08133727). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Woodcraft Folk reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.9m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £1.8m (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Woodcraft Folk sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Privacy International (£1.8m), Gendered Intelligence (£1.9m) and Global Legal Action Network (Glan) (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 72%, donations and legacies 22%, trading 3.2% and investments 3.2%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.9%. Reserves of £489k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.