ASHRAM COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1099164 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious fellowship is provided at four national gatherings during the year, open to members and non-members. Our property in Burngreave, Sheffield, is being renovated, both the communal areas on the ground floor and the residential first floor, but programmes of biblical and interfaith study and discussion are being held in local groups around the country, currently using Zoom.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£50k

Latest spending

£119k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £111,578 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven largely by a loss on the sale of properties. The trustees' report indicates a plan to dispose of all remaining property assets, after which the company and charity will be wound up. Despite this deficit, the unrestricted fund balance remains substantial at £497,968.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient enough to meet the expected annual running costs (held: £498k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level sufficient enough to meet the expected annual running costs.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID MICHAEL Dale · trustee of 1 other charity
Linda Marshall · trustee of 1 other charity
Phillippa Thompson
Rev Ian William Lewis Parker · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£50k	£119k
31/03/2024	£45k	£54k
31/03/2023	£42k	£52k
31/03/2022	£42k	£52k
31/03/2021	£34k	£35k

Common questions

Is ASHRAM COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £111,578 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven largely by a loss on the sale of properties. The trustees' report indicates a plan to dispose of all remaining property assets, after which the company and charity will be wound up. Despite this deficit, the unrestricted fund balance remains substantial at £497,968. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.