ASTBURY MERE TRUST
Registered charity 1007740 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We provide and maintain a Country Park for the benefit of the inhabitants of Congleton and district. It is used for recreation and other leisure time activites with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.
Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £524,979 at the end of the year, with total net assets of £538,487. The charity reported a net income of £26,399, driven by charitable activities and investment gains, while expenditure on charitable activities was £83,625. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 December 2025)
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Astbury Mere Country Park (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- BROWN, David Thomas — director, appointed 16/01/2024on trustee list
- EDWARDS, George Robert — director, appointed 20/07/2023on trustee list
- HOWELL, Philip — director, appointed 07/12/2021on trustee list
- GARTSIDE, Margaret — director, appointed 17/02/2020on trustee list
- CRESSWELL, Graham Francis — director, appointed 15/02/2019on trustee list
- MORT, Richard Brian — director, appointed 15/02/2019on trustee list
- DEAN, Sarah Jane — director, appointed 17/10/2018on trustee list
- WHITING, Caroline Jennet — director, appointed 03/11/2003on trustee list
- DEAN, Sarah Jane — secretary, appointed 17/10/2018
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
- Margaret Gartsidechair · trustee of 2 other charities
- CAROLINE JENNET WHITING
- DAVID THOMAS BROWN
- George Robert Edwards · trustee of 1 other charity
- Graham Cresswell
- James Philip Stanley Wade
- Philip Howell
- Richard Mort
- Sarah Dean
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ASTBURY MERE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £524,979 at the end of the year, with total net assets of £538,487. The charity reported a net income of £26,399, driven by charitable activities and investment gains, while expenditure on charitable activities was £83,625. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ASTBURY MERE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ASTBURY MERE TRUST as a grant recipient include CONGLETON INCLOSURE TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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