WEALDEN CAVE & MINE SOCIETY

Registered charity 1113767 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEALDEN CAVE AND MINE SOCIETY

THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED TO UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING: A)TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF MINES, CAVES AND OTHER UNDERGROUND SITES, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND, AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH. B) TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, MINES, CAVES AND OTHER UNDERGROUND SITES OF SCIENTIFIC OR EDUCATIONAL INTEREST.

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Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£14k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net inflow of income of £13,796, increasing total net assets to £110,539. The trustees report that unrestricted funds are held as free reserves to ensure continuity of activity, with a policy target of six months' running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts complied with relevant requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months running costs (held: £111k)
The trustees estimate that an appropriate reserve will be six months running costs.
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

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire · Kent · Somerset · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£27k£14k
30/06/2024£29k£13k
30/06/2023£21k£17k
30/06/2022£19k£33k
30/06/2021£18k£11k

Common questions

Is WEALDEN CAVE & MINE SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net inflow of income of £13,796, increasing total net assets to £110,539. The trustees report that unrestricted funds are held as free reserves to ensure continuity of activity, with a policy target of six months' running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts complied with relevant requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.