Registered charity 1016497
J W Bankes Woodlands Trust
What it does
Contributes to specific charities
Its charitable purposes
TO OR FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES,ASOCIATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR OBJECTS IN SUCH SHARES AND IN SUCH SHARES AND IN SUCH MANNER IN ALL RESPECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Animals
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £3,560 and spent £3,310.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £3,560 | £3,310 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £3,155 | £1,995 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £2,020 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £8,952 | £2,762 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £2,499 | £5,295 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 42%, from £2,499 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £3,560 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 93% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- David Lloyd Jones
- Robert Arthur Godfrey
- William Nigel Wynne Bankes
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 23 October 2026, 8 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 16 October 2025, 15 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 30 October 2024, 1 day early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 3 November 2023, 3 days late | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 3 November 2022, 3 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1016497
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 January 1993
- Governing document
- DEED OF SETTLEMENT DATED 7 JANUARY 1993
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.