Robert Windle Foundation

Analysis

Robert Windle Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnoldswick. It was registered in July 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Robert Windle Foundation reported income of £41k and spending of £23k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £29k to £41k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Robert Windle Foundation sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bedfordshire Music Trust (£41k), The Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir (£41k) and Pollock's Toy Museum (£41k).