REPTON COMMUNITY TRUST
The Trusts vision is: Putting the heart in Communities Mission: Creating and providing excellent resources and opportunities, empowering people to connect and build community.Objectives: People find a place to belong and contribute. People are better able to manage their health and well-being. People have a better quality of life and aspirations for the future.
Objects
TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF GODINTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net expenditure of £31,226, reducing total funds from £196,866 to £165,640. The trustees report a stable financial position supported by strong grant income, while noting that no funds were in deficit during the reporting period.
What the accounts disclose
“Grants Charitable activities Hire income Community Shop Other trading activities Fundraising Investment income Interest income 93 955 284 179 2,311 109,662” — page 31
“We continue to hold reserves to ensure resilience, manage risk and invest in modern, relevant services for beneficiaries. A portion of our reserves is set aside as a sinking fund to meet the requirement for full redecoration of the building at year ten under our lease with Ashford Borough Council.” — page 2
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- PETER FEACEYchair
- Ida Woodger
- Yvonne Gwam
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04/2025 | £259k | £291k |
| 03/04/2024 | £221k | £208k |
| 03/04/2023 | £209k | £178k |
| 03/04/2022 | £179k | £164k |
| 03/04/2021 | £141k | £92k |
Common questions
Is REPTON COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net expenditure of £31,226, reducing total funds from £196,866 to £165,640. The trustees report a stable financial position supported by strong grant income, while noting that no funds were in deficit during the reporting period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds REPTON COMMUNITY TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name REPTON COMMUNITY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DULVERTON TRUST, DIDYMUS.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £15k | |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | FY2023 | £5k | Community Clothes Bank. |
| DIDYMUS | FY2022 | £5k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/04/2024 | £19k | The Peoples Pantry |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/08/2021 | £20k | The Peoples Pantry Community Shop |
| UK government | 09/07/2020 | £8k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| Sport England | 16/06/2020 | £5k | COVID-19 CEF |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/05/2020 | £10k | The Peoples Pantry-24hr access |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/01/2020 | £900 | Turn your tele off nights-Repton's digital detox |
| Sport England | 27/03/2019 | £10k | Its a lifestyle, not just a team |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £30k |
| THE BLAGRAVE TRUST | 1 | £51k |
| CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST | 1 | £41k |
| THE PRET FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY | 1 | £8k |
| THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUST | 1 | £6k |
| J N DERBYSHIRE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- REPTON SCHOOL TRUST
- BILTON HALL COMMUNITY TRUST
- ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST
- Trent Compassion Trust
- REPTON SCHOOL
- COLINDALE COMMUNITIES TRUST (CCT)
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPTON COMMUNITY TRUST | £259k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| REPTON SCHOOL TRUST | £3.6m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BILTON HALL COMMUNITY TRUST | £288k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST | £229k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| Trent Compassion Trust | £429k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| REPTON SCHOOL | £20.5m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |