# THE FRIENDS OF THE RIDGEWAY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1107926
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 3, 2005
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1107926


## Contact

- **Address:** 12 THE WILLOWS, WOOTTON, BOARS HILL, OXFORD
- **Postcode:** OX1 5LD
- **Phone:** 01865 321202
- **Email:** enquiries@ridgewayfriends.org.uk
- **Website:** www.ridgewayfriends.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITYãS OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE THE PRESERVATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, OF ALL THE NATURAL ASPECTS AND FEATURES OF THE ANCIENT RIDGEWAY TRACK-WAYS ALONG THE CHALK DOWNS OF SOUTHERN ENGLAND, INCLUDING THE RIDGEWAY NATIONAL TRAIL AND ANY EXTENSION THEREOF, AND OF THEIR ASSOCIATED FEATURES, MONUMENTS AND ACCESS PATHS; AND THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS RELATING THERETO.

**Activities:** The preservation for the benefit of the public of all the natural aspects and features of the ancient Ridgeway trackways in Southern England, including The Ridgeway National Trail, and its extensions and associated features, and the provision of relevant recreational and educational facilities and events relating thereto.

**Area of benefit:** THE AREA OF THE RIDGWAY NATIONAL TRAIL.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bracknell Forest
- Buckinghamshire
- Hertfordshire
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Wiltshire
- Windsor And Maidenhead
- Wokingham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £7937 | £9337 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £8987 | £7959 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £7498 | £7898 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £4425 | £4401 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £6784 | £2703 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MICHAEL HARRY LEWINGTON** (Chair) — appointed April 25, 2021
- Antony William Gibson — appointed Sept. 14, 2025
- David Cavanagh — appointed Feb. 16, 2018
- Duncan Grahame Strutt — appointed June 9, 2020
- Joseph Caspar Flatman — appointed Sept. 14, 2025
- Nathanael Boyd — appointed April 25, 2021
- Timothy William Hunt Lewis — appointed April 28, 2019
- Wendy Penelope Tobitt — appointed June 17, 2025