WALTON FIRS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1113830 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To hold, improve & maintain the Walton Firs Activity Centre in Cobham, Surrey, for the use, education & enjoyment of continuing generations of young people. In operating the Activity Centre the intention is to provide outdoor, educational and training activity facilities for all groups of young people.

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Latest income
£853k
Latest spending
£772k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £24,123 for the year ended 31 January 2025, following a lower than anticipated surplus. The trustees maintain unrestricted reserves at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, which they consider sufficient to ensure continuity in the event of a significant drop in funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month's expenditure (held: £279k)
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 equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure. — page 6
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 titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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 31/01/2025)

Total income
£853k
Total spending
£772k
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reserves (reported)
£279k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£853k£772k
31/01/2024£785k£683k
31/01/2023£636k£552k
31/01/2022£459k£403k
31/01/2021£391k£330k

Common questions

Is WALTON FIRS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £24,123 for the year ended 31 January 2025, following a lower than anticipated surplus. The trustees maintain unrestricted reserves at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, which they consider sufficient to ensure continuity in the event of a significant drop in funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2020£10kWalton Firs Activity Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund23/08/2018£10kHigh Ropes Course

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WALTON CENTRE CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WALTON FIRS FOUNDATION£853k0withinno doubt
THE WALTON CENTRE CHARITY FY2025£676k£80,001 - £90,0001aboveno doubt
WALTON LEA PARTNERSHIP LIMITED FY2025£912k0unclearno doubt
WALTON ON THAMES CHARITY FY2024£3.1munclearno doubt
THE CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT FOUNDATION FY2025£180k0unclearno doubt
WALTON YOUTH & COMMUNITY PROJECT FY2025£173k0unclearno doubt

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