ASHFORD MEDIATION SERVICE

Registered charity 1065625 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Mediation Services

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Latest income

£53k

Latest spending

£64k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £11,624 for the year, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted funds to £16,906. The trustees report that expenditure exceeded income, though they note a balanced operating position is attained and plan to rebuild income levels. The charity's reserves policy targets four to nine months of unrestricted charitable expenditure, a target not currently met given the reduced cash balance of £17,506.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately four to nine months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £17k)

“The Trustees have an ambition to maintain free reserves and unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately four to nine months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The Frank Brake Community Fund — “We are grateful to have recently received support from The Frank Brake Community Fund to help with our work.” (source page)
Kent Police & Crime Commissioner — “The Kent Police & Crime Commissioner’s Fund awarded AMS a grant to increase the targeting of its services to young people and families livin…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Akvile Willmore
Chad David Whitton
Clifford John Grieve
Jeremy King
Robert Martin Birley
Ross Moore
Zopash Khan

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£53k	£64k
31/03/2024	£43k	£82k
31/03/2023	£73k	£53k
31/03/2022	£65k	£29k
31/03/2021	£60k	£61k

Common questions

Is ASHFORD MEDIATION SERVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £11,624 for the year, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted funds to £16,906. The trustees report that expenditure exceeded income, though they note a balanced operating position is attained and plan to rebuild income levels. The charity's reserves policy targets four to nine months of unrestricted charitable expenditure, a target not currently met given the reduced cash balance of £17,506. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ASHFORD MEDIATION SERVICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ASHFORD MEDIATION SERVICE as a grant recipient include THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE TORY FAMILY FOUNDATION, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST	FY2024	£5k	Mount Fund
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST	FY2023	£5k	Mount Fund - Community Youth Services
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Care and Social Welfare
THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k	General Fund Grant
THE TORY FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/05/2026	£20k	Mediation Case Coordinator
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/06/2021	£78k	Ashford Mediation Service Operations Director
UK government	23/07/2020	£17k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund