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Registered charity (CIO) · Ely

Willderland Farm

Willderland Farm is a registered charity (number 1182071) based in Ely, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Will Birkin since 2019. Latest income £17k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £17k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
Where
Cambridgeshire
Website
www.willderland.com (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2019

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£17k£18k
  • 2024£9k£8k
  • 2023£5k£6k
Earlier years
  • 2022£8k£10k
  • 2021£31k£34k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 91%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

3. THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:• EDUCATIONTO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF HORTICULTURE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT• RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEEDWE WILL BE RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, AUTISM, OR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO A CALM, NATURAL SETTING, IN WHICH THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN FARMING ACTIVITIES• ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENTTO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ENHANCEMENT OF HABITATS AND SPECIES SURVEYS.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

9 trustees on the board

5.7y median 7y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

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company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Economic/community Development/employment 9Environment/conservation/heritage 9

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£17k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1182071
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Feb 2019
Contact on the register
07813647203 · info@willderland.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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