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ASHTEAD COMMON

Registered charity 1051510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Ashtead Common Charity was established under the Corporation of London (Open Spaces) Act 1878, which states that the purpose of the charity is the preservation of the common at Ashtead for the recreation and enjoyment of the public.

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£771k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has no free reserves because the City of London Corporation meets any deficit on running expenses through its City's Estate funds. Total income increased significantly to £1,201,585 due to grant funding, while total charitable expenditure was £770,796. The trustees confirm there is no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: City of London Corporation (61% of income)
“An amount of £729,885 (2023/24: £609,128) was received from the City of London Corporation’s City’s Estate as a contribution towards the running costs of the Charity.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Consequently, this Charity has no free reserves and therefore a reserves policy is considered by the Trustee to be inappropriate.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£771k
Reserves (reported)
£22k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£771k
31/03/2024£693k£692k
31/03/2023£559k£558k
31/03/2022£483k£483k
31/03/2021£543k£543k

Common questions

Is ASHTEAD COMMON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has no free reserves because the City of London Corporation meets any deficit on running expenses through its City's Estate funds. Total income increased significantly to £1,201,585 due to grant funding, while total charitable expenditure was £770,796. The trustees confirm there is no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BURNHAM BEECHES AND STOKE COMMON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASHTEAD COMMON£1.2m—0below—no doubt
BURNHAM BEECHES AND STOKE COMMON FY2025£2.1mover £60,0001below—no doubt
WEST WICKHAM COMMON AND SPRING PARK WOOD FY2025£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
HAMPSTEAD HEATH FY2025£11.5m—0unclear—no doubt
HORSELL COMMON PRESERVATION SOCIETY FY2024£343k—0above—no doubt
EPPING FOREST FY2025£12.4m—4unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.