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ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1175060 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ACT, Ardonagh Community Trust, is the independent charity of The Ardonagh Group, through which we channel the spirit of Ardonagh employees globally into initiatives that make the world a better place. We take the local efforts of colleagues and amplify their impact through six actions: Match Funding, Volunteering, Community Grants, Charity partnerships, Bright Future Prize and sustainability.

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Latest income
£690k
Latest spending
£836k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £303,874, which is slightly above the trustees' stated target of up to £300,000. The charity reported a net expenditure of £146,919, funded by a combination of incoming resources and existing reserves, with total income increasing significantly to £689,506.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 30.9% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Cost to income ratio has increased from 24.9% in 2024 to 30.9% in 2025”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: up to £300,000 (held: £304k)
“we aim to achieve adequate reserves to cover basic activities, meaning unrestricted designated reserve funds of up to £300,000.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees are remunerated by The Ardonagh Group
“All trustees are remunerated through their employment with The Ardonagh Group, a related party to the charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ACT (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£690k
Total spending
£836k
Cost of raising funds
£213k
Reserves (reported)
£304k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 30.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ireland · Isle Of Man · Jersey · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£690k£836k
31/12/2024£212k£795k
31/12/2023£221k£587k
31/12/2022£1.9m£791k
31/12/2021£173k£585k

Common questions

Is ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £303,874, which is slightly above the trustees' stated target of up to £300,000. The charity reported a net expenditure of £146,919, funded by a combination of incoming resources and existing reserves, with total income increasing significantly to £689,506. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£220k
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST1£193k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MAN GROUP PLC CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUST£690k—0unclear30.9%no doubt
MAN GROUP PLC CHARITABLE TRUST FY2023£334k—0above—no doubt
BRENTFORD FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST FY2025£4.4m——below—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt
ABERGAVENNY COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF ACHIEZER ARAD FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt

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