ABBERTON RURAL TRAINING

Registered charity 1169247 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ART

The objects of the CIO are:(a) The advancement of education, training or retraining and(b) The relief of those in need in particular but not exclusively among unemployed people in Essex by providing them with work experience, volunteering opportunities, mentoring and rural employability and craft skills courses, and by supporting their re-integration back into the Community.

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Latest income
£287k
Latest spending
£268k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £53,929 were held at year-end, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £58,601 (three months of core costs). The charity reported a net income increase of £18,196 for the year, driven by a significant reduction in staffing costs, while maintaining adequate resources for future operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income)
“Charitable activities 269,019 12,245 281,264” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £54k)
“The Trustees require a minimum of 3 months core costs within Reserves to be sufficient to enable the charity to meet its next 3 months’ direct expenditure. As at 31 March 2025 this equated to a minimum requirement of £58,601 in Unrestricted Reserves.” — 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£588k
Total spending
£680k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£287k£268k
31/03/2024£588k£680k
31/03/2023£899k£775k
31/03/2022£435k£427k
31/03/2021£217k£226k

Common questions

Is ABBERTON RURAL TRAINING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £53,929 were held at year-end, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £58,601 (three months of core costs). The charity reported a net income increase of £18,196 for the year, driven by a significant reduction in staffing costs, while maintaining adequate resources for future operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ABBERTON RURAL TRAINING?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ABBERTON RURAL TRAINING as a grant recipient include Army Benevolent Fund, ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Army Benevolent FundFY2024£15kWellbeing
ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUNDFY2022£10kForce for Change
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£4k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£4k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/03/2024£4kBraintree & Maldon - FSF-10403925-Jan 23- ARTB
The National Lottery Community Fund21/06/2023£495kA place to grow
UK government01/04/2023£44kBraintree & Maldon - FSF-10403925-Jan 23- ARTB
UK government01/04/2023£41kColchester - FSF - 10403925 - May 2022 - ARTC
UK government01/04/2022£9kCOLCHESTER - FSF - 10403925 - MAY 2022 - ARTC
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2021£10kIT Support for Vulnerable People
UK government18/06/2021£9kCovenant Fund
UK government18/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government01/04/2020£20kFSF Partnership ART- MALDON
UK government01/04/2020£15kFSF Partnership ART- BRAINTREE & WITHAM
UK government01/04/2020£20kFSF Partnership ART- COLCHESTER
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2020£10kBoosting Adult Community Learners
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2018£10kBoosting Adult Community Learners
Essex County Council29/11/2018£5kCommunity Inititives Fund Grant