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SURREY COMMUNITY ACTION

Registered charity 1056527 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SURREY CA

Resourcing voluntary and community action through access to advice, training, funding and advocacy.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£695k
Latest spending
£666k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £28,616, bringing total funds to £482,725. The trustees regard the unrestricted reserves of £278,459 as adequate to meet future needs and fund planned expenditure. While the charity faces financial pressures from reduced local authority funding, it remains on solid financial footing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One employee was paid more than £60,000 in the year under review (2024: One).” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee was paid more than £60,000 in the year under review (2024: One).” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: SCA Trading Ltd
“SCA Trading Ltd, a 100% subsidiary of Surrey Community Action, was incorporated in England and Wales on 30th August 2011, and has been dormant in the year ending 31st March 2025 and in the prior year.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£695k
Total spending
£666k
Reserves (reported)
£278k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~5.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (79% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

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£695k£666k
31/03/2024£802k£703k
31/03/2023£588k£554k
31/03/2022£540k£515k
31/03/2021£699k£653k

Common questions

Is SURREY COMMUNITY ACTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £28,616, bringing total funds to £482,725. The trustees regard the unrestricted reserves of £278,459 as adequate to meet future needs and fund planned expenditure. While the charity faces financial pressures from reduced local authority funding, it remains on solid financial footing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of SURREY COMMUNITY ACTION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds SURREY COMMUNITY ACTION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SURREY COMMUNITY ACTION as a grant recipient include CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2025£16kSupporting Poverty Pockets in Surrey
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2020£50kMoney Matters
The National Lottery Community Fund25/05/2016£10kSurrey Community Buildings Workshops for Volunteer Trustees Running
The National Lottery Community Fund13/03/2015£5kWorking together to deliver greater social value for Enterprise M3
The National Lottery Community Fund03/10/2014£10kWorking together to deliver greater social value for Enterprise M3
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2010£10kMeeting Inclusivity
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2009£495kBridging the Gap

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CHOBHAM POOR ALLOTMENTS1£1.9m
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION1£254k
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY1£97k
SOUTHWARK CHARITIES1£25k
FRIMLEY FUEL ALLOTMENTS CIO1£19k
THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUND1£15k
CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARK1£9k
UTILITA GIVING1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMUNITY ACTION SUTTON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SURREY COMMUNITY ACTION£695kmore than £60,0001above—no doubt
COMMUNITY ACTION SUTTON FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
VOLUNTARY ACTION SOUTH WEST SURREY FY2025£601k—0within—no doubt
ACTION FOR CARERS (SURREY) FY2025£2.9m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE SURREY HEATH FY2025£497k—0unclear—no doubt
SUTTON BOROUGH CITIZENS' ADVICE BUREAUX FY2025£1.9m—0below—no doubt

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