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FOUNDATION FOR COMMON LAND

Registered charity 1150439 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOUNDATION FOR COMMON LAND LTD

Our charitable objectives are:To conserve for the benefit of the public commoning and the management of common land.To promote the conservation of the physical and natural environment. To conduct research into common land issues. To educate the public in subjects pertaining to commoning and common land

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Latest income
£314k
Latest spending
£225k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with free reserves of £215,155, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover essential costs for at least 12 months and provide match funding for future grants. The trustees report that the financial position remained strong with total income of £313,513 and expenditure of £225,311, and they have adopted the going concern basis as they have adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Trustee R Milton received £3,500 for consultancy and advocacy work.
“Trustee R Milton received £3,500 (2024 - £1,750) in relation to consultancy & advocacy work.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee R Milton received payment for consultancy and advocacy work.
“Trustee R Milton received £3,500 (2024 - £1,750) in relation to consultancy & advocacy work.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£314k£225k
30/06/2024£336k£330k
30/06/2023£341k£293k
30/06/2022£227k£202k
30/06/2021£203k£195k

Common questions

Is FOUNDATION FOR COMMON LAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with free reserves of £215,155, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover essential costs for at least 12 months and provide match funding for future grants. The trustees report that the financial position remained strong with total income of £313,513 and expenditure of £225,311, and they have adopted the going concern basis as they have adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FOUNDATION FOR COMMON LAND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FOUNDATION FOR COMMON LAND as a grant recipient include THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kSocial Needs

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/04/2025£236k"Leading Change for Common Land"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/09/2017£2.3m"Our Common Cause: Our Upland Commons - Enabling vulnerable communities to enhance iconic places"