COMMONSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Registered charity 1089578 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMMONSIDE CDT
The Commonside Trust works with local people in East Mitcham to address poverty and worklessness by running projects promoting good health, learning, entrepreneurship, creativity, good citizenship and sustainable development.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income fell by around 20% and expenditure fell by around 18% compared to the previous year, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The Trustees report that despite challenges including rising utility costs and staff redundancies, the Trust remains on a 'relatively even keel financially' with unrestricted reserves of £40,209 and restricted reserves of £37,816.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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)
Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% 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).
- Dean Willis
- Dionne McDowell
- Mariah Attakpah
- Rev Ayodeji Ayorinde · trustee of 1 other charity
- Syed Murtaza Hussain
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Merton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is COMMONSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income fell by around 20% and expenditure fell by around 18% compared to the previous year, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The Trustees report that despite challenges including rising utility costs and staff redundancies, the Trust remains on a 'relatively even keel financially' with unrestricted reserves of £40,209 and restricted reserves of £37,816. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds COMMONSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name COMMONSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HEADLEY TRUST, MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL.
Known funders
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