Windle International
Analysis
Windle International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Windle International reported income of £585k and spending of £465k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £861k to £585k (-32%), an average of -9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Windle International sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cotswolds Arts Through Schools (£581k), Shree Geeta Bhawan (£593k) and The Hindu Temple Trust (£577k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £260k. Reserves of £125k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 100%
In the charity's own words
Windle International coordinates the network of Windle International organisations working in Kenya, Uganda, Somalia and Rwanda which implement programmes supporting the education and training of refugees and conflict-affected communities in Africa. The Windle International network also includes resource mobilisation offices in the United States of America and Holland.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cotswolds Arts Through Schools | Chipping Norton | £581k |
| Shree Geeta Bhawan | Birmingham | £593k |
| The Hindu Temple Trust | Southall | £577k |
| The Church of God World-Wide Mission International (Pentecostal) | Reading | £611k |