Barnham and Eastergate Community Trust

Registered charity 1170248 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARNHAM COMMUNITY TRUST

The objects of the CIO are to establish and run a community hall and recreation facilities to promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parishes of Barnham and Eastergate. The provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities e and with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants.

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Latest income
£281k
Latest spending
£287k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £6,094 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £152,297. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of six months' operational expenditure, which the current unrestricted reserves exceed. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months’ operational expenditure (held: £152k)
“The Trustees seek to retain 6 months’ operational expenditure to ensure the Trust can meet any unforeseen major items of expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£281k£287k
31/03/2024£317k£327k
31/03/2023£299k£307k
31/03/2022£271k£192k
31/03/2021£93k£91k

Common questions

Is Barnham and Eastergate Community Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £6,094 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £152,297. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of six months' operational expenditure, which the current unrestricted reserves exceed. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Barnham and Eastergate Community Trust?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Barnham and Eastergate Community Trust as a grant recipient include ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2024£0Biffa Award Grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery06/12/2024£50kMillionaire Street 2024 12w3
The National Lottery Community Fund07/06/2021£176kBarnham and Eastergate Community Support
UK government29/07/2020£32kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
LOCAL TRUST1£386k
GREATER LONDON VOLUNTEERING1£121k
The Barnes Fund1£79k
HEART RESEARCH UK1£67k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION1£23k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BARNES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Barnham and Eastergate Community Trust£281k—0unclear—no doubt
BARNES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£300k—0above—no doubt
BARHAM PARK FY2025£150k—0unclear—no doubt
MELTHAM SPORTS AND COMMUNITY GROUP LIMITED FY2025£134k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDINGBOURNE BARNHAM AND EASTERGATE FY2025£163k—0within—no doubt
SESSAY COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£109k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.