Windmill Hill City Farm Limited

Analysis

Windmill Hill City Farm Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01409415). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Windmill Hill City Farm Limited reported income of £2.8m and spending of £3.0m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2.2m to £2.8m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Windmill Hill City Farm Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Happy Doggo (£2.8m), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bath and District Branch (£2.9m) and Worcestershire Wildlife Trust (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69%, trading 27% and donations and legacies 3.9%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £247k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 126 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.