AVENUE HOUSE ESTATE TRUST
Registered charity 1093908 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AHEM, AHET, AVENUE HOUSE ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Provides meeting rooms, provides offices for charities, manages a public park, and hosts school parties for environmental education
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Group ended the year with negative net assets of £11,388 and unrestricted reserves of negative £31,488, compared to a positive £18,108 in the prior year. Despite this deficit, the trustees maintain a reasonable expectation of continuing in operation, citing increased trading income and cost base reductions in their management projections.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £100,000 (held: £-31k)
“The Trust’s current target for a designated unrestricted reserve is £100,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loans from trustees
“During the year, five trustees loaned a total of £13,000 to the Trust, in order to alleviate temporary funding issues. Funding agreements are in place which commit to repaying these loans by August 2027.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Avenue House Services Limited
“Avenue House Services Limited (AHSL) is a wholly owned subsidiary operating as the trading arm of the charity” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles 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.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£431k
Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (73% 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: 62.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (03/02/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alison Deanchair
- Gregory Ruback
- Hilary Hickey
- JOHN LANCASTER
- Khalid Ghani
- Philip Rubenstein
- Rosalind Sarah McLaren
- Simon Bradley Shaer
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Barnet
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AVENUE HOUSE ESTATE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group ended the year with negative net assets of £11,388 and unrestricted reserves of negative £31,488, compared to a positive £18,108 in the prior year. Despite this deficit, the trustees maintain a reasonable expectation of continuing in operation, citing increased trading income and cost base reductions in their management projections. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds AVENUE HOUSE ESTATE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AVENUE HOUSE ESTATE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION.
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