CORNWALL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Registered charity 1087550 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORNWALL RURAL COMMUNITY CHARITY, CORNWALL RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL, CRCC

CRCC'S MISSION IS TO ENABLE CORNISH COMMUNITIES TO BE VIBRANT, SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.9m
Latest spending
£4.6m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £1,685,049, with unrestricted funds standing at £959,441. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £299,969 for the year, supported by total income of £4,923,585 against total expenditure of £4,623,616. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operational fund expenditure (held: £539k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level that equates to approximately three months' of operational fund expenditure.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: H Frank (Trustee) is a director of China Fleet Country Club. During the year the Charity purchased goods worth £1,560.
“H Frank (Trustee) is a director of China Fleet Country Club. During the year the Charity purchased goods worth £1,560. There was £Nil owed at the Balance Sheet date.” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Griffin. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cornwall Rural Community Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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)

Total income
£4.9m
Total spending
£4.6m
Cost of raising funds
£505k
Reserves (reported)
£546k
Employees
75

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 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 (83% 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: 10.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.9m£4.6m
31/03/2024£3.9m£3.8m
31/03/2023£3.1m£3.5m
31/03/2022£2.9m£2.7m
31/03/2021£2.9m£2.7m

Common questions

Is CORNWALL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £1,685,049, with unrestricted funds standing at £959,441. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £299,969 for the year, supported by total income of £4,923,585 against total expenditure of £4,623,616. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Griffin.

Who funds CORNWALL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CORNWALL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED as a grant recipient include FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kFisheries grants to organisations
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/01/2026£20kClean Cornwall
UK government29/11/2024£4kFisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) 2
UK government26/02/2024£26kFisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) 2
UK government22/12/2022£7kFisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) 2
UK government29/07/2020£11kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/03/2020£32k"St Lawrence's Project"
The National Lottery Community Fund02/08/2019£10kArts & Minds Community Cafe
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2017£10kSoft Skill Co-Design
The National Lottery Community Fund27/08/2014£8kVital Volunteers
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2012£10kHold your head high, tall and proud with the trees.
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2005£5kcelebration of carers in cornwall
The National Lottery Community Fund02/06/2005£85kYP2 Clay

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CORNWALL CARE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CORNWALL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED£4.9m——unclear—no doubt
CORNWALL CARE LIMITED FY2025£34.6m—0unclear—not going concern
CORNWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£5.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE CORNWALL HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
DISABILITY CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY FY2025£2.5m——unclear—no doubt
CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£393k—0unclear—no doubt

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