NATIONAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST NETWORK
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net unrestricted deficit of £22,063, primarily due to spending from a designated fund for a conference. However, total unrestricted reserves remain above the trustees' target level, with free reserves of £312,987 compared to a target of £285,000. The charity notes it is precariously dependent on two core funders whose funding ends in March 2025, though recent renewals have secured funding until March 2026.
What the accounts disclose
“One employee received emoluments of between £60,000 and £69,999 (2024: none).” — page 37
“One employee received emoluments of between £60,000 and £69,999 (2024: none).” — page 37
“The principal source of income was grant funding with a total of £344,093.” — page 23
“For 2024/25 the Trustees continued to plan for a minimum reserve level of £80,000 and a target reserve level of £285,000.” — page 28
“The Trustees have given considerable thought to the impact that uncertainty around core funding may have on the charity as a going concern in 2025 and beyond. They have put in place a strategy to secure new or additional core funding to support the charity’s activities in the longer-term.” — page 33
Year-over-year changes
- Top pay band moved from Under £60,000 (FY2024) to £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2025).
- Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).
Funders the charity credits
- Laudes Foundation
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)
Trustees
- Kym Shaen-Wilkinsonchair
- CLAUDE COLIN GLEN
- Claire Louise White
- Hilary Knight
- LORRAINE GEORGINA HART
- Nicholas John Boys Smith
- Peter Ian Duncan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £459k | £481k |
| 31/03/2024 | £367k | £365k |
| 31/03/2023 | £338k | £346k |
| 31/03/2022 | £4.4m | £4.4m |
| 31/03/2021 | £514k | £725k |
Common questions
Is NATIONAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST NETWORK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net unrestricted deficit of £22,063, primarily due to spending from a designated fund for a conference. However, total unrestricted reserves remain above the trustees' target level, with free reserves of £312,987 compared to a target of £285,000. The charity notes it is precariously dependent on two core funders whose funding ends in March 2025, though recent renewals have secured funding until March 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
What does the highest-paid employee of NATIONAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST NETWORK earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.
Who funds NATIONAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST NETWORK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NATIONAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST NETWORK as a grant recipient include THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £94k | Decent Affordable Homes funding strategy |
| THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £43k | Decent Affordable Homes funding strategy |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farming The Future | 18/06/2024 | £8k | Community Land Trusts (social justice, farmland and rural housing) |
| UK government | 01/04/2023 | £10k | Community Housing Fund |
| UK government | 18/08/2021 | £4.0m | Community Housing Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TO CHANGE TRUST | 1 | £529k |
| THE FEDERATION OF GROUNDWORK TRUSTS | 1 | £32k |
| JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY | 1 | £12k |
| THE ROTHLEY TRUST | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- THE NATIONAL LEAGUE TRUST
- COLINDALE COMMUNITIES TRUST (CCT)
- THE LEARNING THROUGH LANDSCAPES TRUST
- BRADFORD AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT NETWORK
- LOCALITY (UK)
- CLA CHARITABLE TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST NETWORK | £459k | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | above | — | noted |
| THE NATIONAL LEAGUE TRUST | £1.2m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| COLINDALE COMMUNITIES TRUST (CCT) | £244k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE LEARNING THROUGH LANDSCAPES TRUST | £1.9m | more than £60,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| BRADFORD AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT NETWORK | £179k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| LOCALITY (UK) | £9.1m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |