THE GREENSAND TRUST
Registered charity 1077055 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To promote, encourage and procure for the benefit of the public, the improvement, protection and preservation of the countryside of the Greensand Ridge and its surroundings and its town and villages and for the better development of the rural countryside.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity maintained a satisfactory financial position with total resources expended of £1,843,787 against total income of £1,969,914, resulting in a net incoming resource of £126,127. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were maintained at a level considered sufficient to meet obligations, with the policy target being one month's expenditure. The charity holds significant unrestricted general reserves of £270,940 and designated reserves of £146,457.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: one month's expenditure (held: £417k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to one month's expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mercer & Hole LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Gill Welham — Chief Executive (source)
- Jon Balaam — Director of Development (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
36 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (30 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£544k
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 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 (52% 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: 27.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- STEVEN DENISON SMITHchair
- GILLIAN SHARP
- SALLY ANN HUNT
- Simon Collier · trustee of 1 other charity
- Sonnie Brian Wing
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE GREENSAND TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a satisfactory financial position with total resources expended of £1,843,787 against total income of £1,969,914, resulting in a net incoming resource of £126,127. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were maintained at a level considered sufficient to meet obligations, with the policy target being one month's expenditure. The charity holds significant unrestricted general reserves of £270,940 and designated reserves of £146,457. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mercer & Hole LLP.
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