The Woodclyffe Hostel

Analysis

The Woodclyffe Hostel is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes 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, The Woodclyffe Hostel reported income of £41k and spending of £44k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £30k to £41k (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Woodclyffe Hostel sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Combe Mill Society (£41k), The Glacier Trust (£41k) and Grade Ruan Community Trust (£41k).