The Meopham Windmill Trust

Analysis

The Meopham Windmill Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in May 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Meopham Windmill Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £22k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,350 to £13k (+855%), an average of +76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 2320%. Over the whole period it spent 172% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Meopham Windmill Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soysambu Conservancy (UK) Ltd (£13k), Sholing Valleys Study Centre Association (£13k) and The Pightle Millennium Green Trust (£13k).

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.