WARWICKSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Registered charity 1081017 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · filing overdue (register status)

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £97,816 are below the charity's stated policy target of £196,000 (three months' operating costs). The charity reported a net income surplus of £21,912 and held total funds of £307,555 at the year-end, with the trustees deciding to invest surplus reserves in new service development.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £308k)
In the future, WRCC will aim to hold the equivalent of 3-month's operating costs in reserve. For the 2022/23 financial year, 3-month's operating costs equated to £196,000.
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reserves (reported)
£15k
Employees
52

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Warwickshire · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025
31/03/2024£1.1m£1.2m
31/03/2023£806k£784k
31/03/2022£768k£716k
31/03/2021£638k£587k

Common questions

Is WARWICKSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £97,816 are below the charity's stated policy target of £196,000 (three months' operating costs). The charity reported a net income surplus of £21,912 and held total funds of £307,555 at the year-end, with the trustees deciding to invest surplus reserves in new service development. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/12/2008£50k"Living Memories of North Warwickshire's Farming Families"