The Woodhaven Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Woodhaven Trust's stated themes are prison reform, offender training, literacy and employment, land tax reform and youth leadership, so work in those areas is the clearest fit.
- Its annual report gives annual giving of £123,586, but no grant range is stated, so the sources give no typical grant size to aim for.
- No way to apply was found in the annual report, the register entry or its website, so check with the Trust directly before writing a proposal.
- Its geographic focus is the United Kingdom, India, Nepal, Afghanistan, Cambodia and Kenya, and nothing in the sources says who should not apply.
Overview
The Woodhaven Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1133083).
The Woodhaven Trust is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and champions prison reform and prisoner rehabilitation. It also supports organisations seeking to reform how land is taxed in the United Kingdom, and it has gone on to support causes that champion progressive tax reform and teach leadership skills to young people. Its other supported causes include The Prince's Trust (UK), Chance to Shine (UK) and Afghanaid (Afghanistan). Its annual report gives annual giving of £123,586.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Woodhaven Trust’s primary focus is prison reform and property tax reform. It supports training and literacy programmes for offenders, and employment and self-employment opportunities for ex-offenders, including initiatives that develop technical, literacy and employability skills and provide pathways into work. It also supports organisations seeking to reform how land is taxed in the United Kingdom, including work on replacing Council Tax and Stamp Duty and reforming business rates. The Trust supports causes that champion progressive tax reform and teach leadership skills to young people, alongside a variety of other worthwhile causes. Its giving includes prison charities and organisations working on tax reform.
Themes
- Prison reform
- Offender training and literacy
- Offender employment
- Land tax reform
- Youth leadership
Geographic Focus
United Kingdom; India; Nepal; Afghanistan; Cambodia; Kenya.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Afghanistan
- Cambodia
- India
- Kenya
- Nepal
- United Kingdom
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £8,537 | £601,267 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £61 | £398,528 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £1,554 | £141,992 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £108,107 | £142,968 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £249,367 | £324,316 | £123,586 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- woodhaventrust.org
- woodhaventrust.org/causes/prison-reform · read on 24 October 2026
- woodhaventrust.org/andrew-dixon · read on 24 October 2026
- woodhaventrust.org/causes/land-tax-reform · read on 24 October 2026
- woodhaventrust.org/causes/other-causes · read on 24 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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