Woody's Lodge

To provide a centre to offer support and guidance to veterans of HM Armed Forces and EmergencyServices. To provide social indoor and outdoor space for veterans to meet, socialise and undertake activities inorder to alleviate mental stress, build friendships and improve social networks.To provide office space, free of charge, to organisations and agencies who support veterans.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Throughout Wales

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £903,708 and spent £346,642.

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Income over time

Up 157%, from £351,134 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £903,708 in the year to 31 March 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 38% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.

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Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

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Funders that publish to 360Giving list 4 grants to this charity since 2021, worth at least £99,800.

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Public bodies' published spending shows 7 payments to this charity worth £21,947 between 19 July 2023 and 4 November 2025.

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Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

• 15 June 2026, Swansea

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Armed Forces Community Covenant Signatories Panel

  Update from Panel Members.

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• 25 September 2024, Rhondda Cynon Taf

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Council

  Members' Questions

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• 7 March 2023, Rhondda Cynon Taf

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Armed Forces Steering Group

  UPDATE FROM THE ARMED FORCES LIAISON OFFICER FOR RCT/MT (INCLUDING VETERANS ADVICE SERVICE) - (JAMIE IRELAND)

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• 12 November 2025

  Named by Joyce Watson in the Senedd

  …highlighted some of the ways that our Labour Governments are delivering for veterans in mid and west Wales, with funding going to places like Woody's Lodge in Ceredigion, the VC Gallery that Paul Davies mentioned in Haverfordwest, and Adferiad in Llandrindod Wells. Could I also give a special menti…

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• 11 November 2025

  Named by Joyce Watson in the Senedd

  First Minister, there are many charities out there—and you've already mentioned Woody's Lodge in Ceredigion today—and they're all doing remarkable work in helping those who've served find stability after their service and supporting their families as well. Would you like to say more about what we're…

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• 11 November 2025

  Named by Eluned Morgan in the Senedd

  …ce. It's also very good to see that the UK Government is working with the Welsh Government to improve support for homeless veterans. I visited Woody's Lodge, one of many places that have received substantial funding to support housing for veterans, last week as well. When it comes to the defence ind…

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• 11 November 2025

  Named by Eluned Morgan in the Senedd

  …sed—and I'm sure you will be—that money is coming to places like the VC Gallery in Pembrokeshire, Adferiad in Llandrindod Wells, and obviously Woody's Lodge that we've already mentioned in Ceredigion. So, those are examples of people and organisations that have directly benefited from us working wit…

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• 23 January 2025

  Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Casbsec TNW

  Purpose: Alistair Carns MP, Minister for Veterans and People & Woody's Lodge Veterans Hub.

  Alistair Carns MP, Minister for Veterans and People & Woody's Lodge Veterans Hub

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• 7 May 2024

  Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd

  …e aware—on the many voluntary organisations that are playing their part in this, not just the Royal British Legion. In my constituency there's Woody's Lodge, for example, and that's also in north Wales as well. But clearly, the Cabinet Secretary and Ministers will be looking at this. I do think—and…

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• 7 November 2023

  Named by Darren Millar in the Senedd

  …fantastic organisations that are working across Wales to support our armed forces family and our veterans community: the Royal British Legion, Woody's Lodge, Caffinaafi, and many others, of course, across the country—SSAFA and the rest. What we must do is to continue to engage with them in a positiv…

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• 14 June 2023

  Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Dep minister for SP

  Purpose: VPPP Learning event: Amelia Trust Farm: Woody's Lodge.

  VPPP Learning event: Amelia Trust Farm: Woody's Lodge

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• 8 November 2022

  Named by Hannah Blythyn in the Senedd

  …site and to actually share that with their constituents. Obviously, there are many third sector organisations that work with veterans, such as Woody's Lodge and elsewhere, that are making sure that veterans are aware of the benefits and things that they are, rightly, entitled to. We've heard about t…

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• 27 April 2022

  Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Dep Min for MHWB

  Purpose: Woody's Lodge Charity - Amelia Trust farm / ffarm Amelia Trust.

  Woody's Lodge Charity - Amelia Trust farm / ffarm Amelia Trust

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• 16 March 2022

  Named by Darren Millar in the Senedd

  …nisations doing incredible work to support our armed forces, not just the Royal British Legion and SSAFA, but other smaller organisations like Woody's Lodge, Change Step in my own constituency, and indeed we've got a growing number of veterans' sheds around Wales, something that started, actually—.…

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• 9 November 2021

  Named by Mark Isherwood in the Senedd

  …n Wales, which include the Change Step peer mentoring service, delivered by veterans for veterans, led by CAIS, now part of Adferiad Recovery; Woody’s Lodge, providing a communications and social hub for the ex-forces community in Wales; Alabaré and First Choice Housing Association’s homes for veter…

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9 trustees run the charity.

• Clive Roger HamiltonChairAppointed 11 January 2021
• Ian PriceAppointed 1 June 2020
• Katherine Hannah FisherAppointed 1 February 2017
• Laura Georgina WilsonAppointed 24 July 2025
• Mark Geoffrey HodgkinsonAppointed 24 July 2025
• Nigel Anthony AdamsAppointed 9 April 2024
• Olivia QuinnAppointed 21 May 2026
• Owen JamesAppointed 14 August 2024
• Ray Paul James EarlsAppointed 20 May 2021

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

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Charity number

1173752

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

10 July 2017

Governing document

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Jul 2017

Website

www.woodyslodge.orgAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Vale of Glamorgan

• 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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
• In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
• In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

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