THE ROTARY CLUB OF GUILDFORD CHANTRIES

Registered charity 1095536 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting charitable and humanitarian activities both locally and internationally through grants and / or the provision of personnel

Objects

TO OR FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR AND NEEDY OR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CLUB SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE GUILDFORD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Guildford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£23k
Latest spending
£24k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £1,884 for the year, with total incoming resources of £49,737 and total resources expended of £47,853. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy dictates that all funds raised, less fundraising costs, should be available for distribution, resulting in no requirement to maintain specific reserves beyond a designated £3,000 for planned activities. The charity holds total net assets of £4,884, comprising £1,884 in unrestricted funds and £3,000 in designated funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no requirement to maintain Reserves per se (reserves figure: £2k)
“The Club's policy is that all funds raised, less the cost of fundraising, should be available for distribution. As the members give their time free of charge and meet all the costs of administration, there is no requirement to maintain Reserves per se” — 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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2026

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 13
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2026£23k£24k
30/06/2025£50k£48k
30/06/2024£9k£9k
30/06/2023£9k£11k
30/06/2022£4k£3k

Common questions

Is THE ROTARY CLUB OF GUILDFORD CHANTRIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £1,884 for the year, with total incoming resources of £49,737 and total resources expended of £47,853. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy dictates that all funds raised, less fundraising costs, should be available for distribution, resulting in no requirement to maintain specific reserves beyond a designated £3,000 for planned activities. The charity holds total net assets of £4,884, comprising £1,884 in unrestricted funds and £3,000 in designated funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROTARY CLUB OF GUILDFORD CHANTRIES£23k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROTARY CLUB OF WARRINGTON CHARITY FUND FY2025£8k—0above—no doubt
ROTARY CLUB OF YORK CHARITY FUND FY2025£148k—0unclear—no doubt
ROTARY CLUB OF STROUD TRUST FUND FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
ROTARY CLUB OF LODDON VALE TRUST FUND FY2025£40k—0unclear—no doubt
ROTARY CLUB OF WOKING BENEVOLENT FUND FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt

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