Windmill Hill Windmill Trust UK Charity Number 1188439 Receipts and payments accounts For the year end•d 31 Octobèr 2025 Section A Receipts and payments Llnresthctsd furtds lothe ne4 Designats fvnds RestrictÈd funds tothe neare£ Total fund$ Last yèar tothewrnÉ iothv neareAt£ toth• *re5t É A1 Recelpts Donatyons Subscripbons Gitt aid t5x refun&$ $60 172 687 2.772 672 550 172 687 2.772 1,738 146 1,020 3,182 768 472 100 Club Sale of merthandE5e Talks 792 792 50 4.262 245 1,493 4.262 Ra Pnze Orèw Sund Income Grgni 1.754 605 1.754 605 549 52 549 642 Sub totallGross income forAR) A2 Asset and Intrent sales. 15ee tablel. 12.864 12,864 9,T58 Sub total 12. 12,864 9.758 A3P8 monts Con$@rv3tion ex¢ens95 Mili opaninp expEoses 3.518 1,169 3,Sl8 1,244 2,459 Pur¢hase ol M.&an$e sale Raffle Pri2e Event & ralks expens&5 Insranc8 3,290 4,792 24 3,29D 4.792 24 453 3,423 4.465 48 616 Postage & Sug)onety Sunatyexp9n Sub lotal 13,645 12.602 A4 Asset and investment purchases. Iseo tsttrl•l Sub lotal 13.645 13.645 12,602 Net of receiptsl(payments) A5 Tran$fvrs befv4¢en funds A6 Cash fund8 last year end Cash funds this year end -781 -781 .2,844 Isoo. 10.988 Y8,832 7.707 15,207 f5,988
Windmill Hill Windmlll Trust UK Charity Numbèr 1188439 Receipts and payments accounts For the year ended 31 October 2025 Icontinuedl SeCtn B Sutqfflent of assets and lialI11e$ atthEend of the Unrestricted funds nearest£ Dpsignated funds b) n•Arest£ Restrictsd fund$ to B1 Cash fvnds Metro. 8 Pa Pal 2,677 2.6TI.06 COIF Chanties De rt Fund S.030 12 530.37 Pety Cas Tgtal cash funds 7.707 15.207 43 Unrestrfrcled funds Restricted funds to near••¢t Endowmeftt funds to nearest E Det311s B2 Othèr moyetsry assets Fvnd to whlch a8sst bglon cent valu8 Deoils Cost {optionall B3 Investment assets Fund to which aM•t belon Currontv¥lu• onal CO loptlon•ll B4 Assets rètainèd for the charity'5 own us• Fund to which Il•bll Im¢wrrt ¢lu• iorrtlonall Whtrn du8 onal 08tail¥ BS Liobiliti•s Slgn•d by on b•htl tsf all th• tru•io•s Date of fova1 Sianure Ptsni Name D W Stedman D5.03.Z•z6 Dr P E Frost ¢1-03 246
The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 October 2025 The accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis in accordance with section 133 of the Charities Act 2011. Structure. governance and management The charity wa5 registered as a charitable incorporated organisation on 10 March 2020. number 1188439. The trustees who served durinE the year were= Dr Paul E Frost Lester W Handley Martyn Mitchell David W Stedman The management of the charity is the responsibiltty of the trustees who are appointed Ljnder the constitution of the CIO. There must be at least three trbStee5 and new trustees are appointed by resolution passed at a properly convened rneeting of the charity trustees. New trustees receNe tr31ning from the existin8 tjSte. There is no formal training prograrrme, Te trustees determène the policy, strategy and prioritie5 for the charrty. The trustees liaise c105ely with the riend5 of the Windmill Hill Windllrill whsch is a group of volunteers who rnanage the operation, maintenance and fundraising artivities. The trustees take advice from Sussex MiSls Group and othèr organisations and 4ndiwduals with specialist windmill knowled£e. The charity had thè following transactions with related p3rtie5 during the ¥ear.' Mrs B Frost, spouse of Dr P E Frost, reimbursement for items purchased on behalf of the charity £43.12. In total, a further amo*Jnt of £269.29 paid out erroneously was fully reimbLtrsed during the year. No remuneration was paid to trustees during the year. The trustees have assessed the rnajor risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that system5 are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks. Objectives and activities The charity's principal objects during thÈ yoar were the advancement Df education for the public benefit by 111 the restoration, preservation, operation, and improvement of the windtnill at Windmill Hill, East Sussex, BN27 4RT; and121 the provysion of public access to the wtndmill and the encouragement of the study of the windmill by the public. The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Comm15sion in decidin8 what artivitie he charity Should undertake.
Achievements and performance Srrotegic Plon A f5ve-year Strategic plan has been developed to Steer operations for the future. 'ulunteers A core tearn of volunteers helped to deliver the strategic aim5 of the Trust. ,51tors ond open dsys Between 1st November 2024 and 31st Ottober 2025, the windrnill had 551 visitOTS 1459 adults and 92 children). The mill was open to the public on 20," April and then on every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday until the end of September. This included Mills Day in May and the National Garden Schewe Parish Trail in lune. Additionally, we had three school visits, several small groups and local orgaDi5ations. We expanded the range Oi activities at the windmill, holding three sourdough workshops. two basket weaving workshops, a children's activity afternoon and two musÈcal recitals. Altogether. we welcomed a total of 333 other visitors1195 adult51 1138 children). VisitorfgGilffjties The outer roundhouse has been refurbished with a new kitchen area and cupboards. MNII mointenonce Regular general maintenance ha5 continued throughout the year. Special projects include making cvpboards with new plumbing in the outer roundhouse, repairing ihe iinc panel that had come loose. and volunteers took the opportunity to inspect all panels and replace nails and screws a5 required. Sweeps are regularly turned and inspected to check all rnng parts. riourproduction und5ales ..Jur production using electrically powered rni115tones is now e5toblished at the windmill. During 2024125 the team produced 174 1.5kg bags of wholemeal flour and 66 1.5k8 bags of white. Total income from flodr sales wa5 £952.90 Financial review Reserves Policy.. The Trustees continue to be aware of the necessity to make annual reserve5. In order for the periodic maintenance of the fabric of the mill to be undertzken, in view of its large structure, the Trustee5 consider that unrestricted funds not des18nated for a specific use should be built up to at least £20,000. Additional reserves of £2.500 or higher per annurn also need to be accumulated to cover the costs Oi replacing the sweeps and stocks every 15-20 years. At present, income less expenditure does not give the luxury of implernenting this but the Trustees hope that with the assistance of the friend5 of the Windmill Hill Windmill, innovative expanding of income sources will result favourobly. On behalf of t ard of trustees Dr P E Frost Trustee Date.. ¥/A qogg