ASHTON UNITED IN THE COMMUNITY

Registered charity 1166483 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WE ARE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN ASHTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB AND THE COMMUNITY, AND SUPPORT THE WORK OF VOLUNTEERS ASSOCIATED TO ASHTON UNITED AND THE PROJECTS, EVENTS, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES THAT TAKE PLACE. AS A FOCAL POINT OF THE COMMUNITY OF ASHTON HURST WE AIM TO TACKLE LOCAL ISSUES IDENTIFIED THROUGH CONSULTATION WITH OUR USERS, AND POTENTIAL USERS.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£54k
Latest spending
£65k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £11,323 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £43,401 to £32,078. Unrestricted reserves stood at £22,875, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £23k)
“The trustees aim to establish and maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 27
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Tameside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£54k£65k
31/12/2023£50k£64k
31/12/2022£88k£74k
31/12/2021£56k£78k
31/12/2020£60k£39k

Common questions

Is ASHTON UNITED IN THE COMMUNITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £11,323 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £43,401 to £32,078. Unrestricted reserves stood at £22,875, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ASHTON UNITED IN THE COMMUNITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ASHTON UNITED IN THE COMMUNITY as a grant recipient include CRH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GREATER MANCHESTER HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUST, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/04/2025£20kAUITC: Volunteers Matter
The National Lottery Community Fund14/04/2022£10kACE Happy Hurst
UK government25/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund07/08/2019£10kGrowing Well in Tameside - Volunteers
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2016£10kHurstfest