CLEAR VILLAGE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1142779 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CLEAR VILLAGE

We help communities harness the potential of forgotten spaces through collaborative design, allowing communities to define their own needs and build the capacity to generate creative, community-driven, co-designed solutions. Rather than dictating design based on ?expert? assumptions, we seamlessly integrate local knowledge into the design process. Our aim: To ignite resilience from within.

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

Latest income

£117k

Latest spending

£116k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £20,540, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining three months of operational costs. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £1,100 for the year, with the trustees noting that income growth is needed to stabilize the financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £21k; policy: three months)

“The Reserves Policy is designed to ensure that CLEAR VILLAGE is able to maintain operations over three months should any challenging circumstances – foreseen or unforeseen – arise.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Ashley Family Foundation — “Generously supported by the Ashley Family Foundation, these workshops explore and celebrate the histories of craft and industry in the Machn…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

Clear Village Trustee Limited

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

Operates in: China · Denmark · Ecuador · Finland · France · Germany · Hungary · Italy · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Sweden · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£117k	£116k
31/03/2024	£124k	£116k
31/03/2023	£145k	£142k
31/03/2022	£129k	£125k
31/03/2021	£102k	£98k

Common questions

Is CLEAR VILLAGE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £20,540, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining three months of operational costs. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £1,100 for the year, with the trustees noting that income growth is needed to stabilize the financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CLEAR VILLAGE CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CLEAR VILLAGE CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include The Ashley Family Foundation, EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE).

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The Ashley Family Foundation	FY2022	£10k
EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE)	FY2025	£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City Bridge Foundation	23/06/2025	£20k	Grant to Clear Village Charitable Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/12/2024	£15k	Machno Unedig // Machno United
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/09/2020	£10k	Small Works
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/12/2014	£333k	THE WALLED GARDEN: Phase 2