ELMBRIDGE CAN

Registered charity 1180489 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide small grants and a range of services which foster social inclusion and well-being for forcibly displaced people in the Surrey borough of Elmbridge and surrounding area. Through our community outreach activity we inform and educate the local population about the issues relating to forcibly displaced people and their dependants.

Objects

3. Objects The objects of the CIO are: 1. The prevention or relief of hardship for the public benefit among "forcibly displaced people" (as defined below) who are living in one of the following locations:a. Surrey (in particular but not limited to the Borough of Elmbridge), orb. elsewhere in the UK, having previously lived in Elmbridge and been supported by the CIO, orc. in a county which shares a border with Surrey.For the purpose of this clause, “forcibly displaced people” is defined as those who are forced to move (within or across borders) due to armed conflict, persecution, terrorism, human rights violations and abuses, violence, the adverse effects of climate change, natural disasters, development projects or a combination of these factors, and their dependants. This definition shall include those who are unable to return to their country of origin owing to a reasonable fear of significant harm arising from one or more of the factors listed above. The objects are to be carried out through:a. promoting the inclusion, integration and welfare of forcibly displaced people, by encouraging a public commitment to becoming a place of welcome, acceptance and safety, orb. the provision of grants and material donations provided to forcibly displaced people and/or other charities or organisations working to improve their conditions of life, orc. the provision of resettlement support services including activities that facilitate the cultural, social and economic integration of forcibly displaced people.2. To advance the education of the public in general about the issues relating to forcibly displaced people.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Elmbridge, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£217k
Latest spending
£242k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £161,546 to £136,250 due to a net movement in funds of -£25,296. The charity reported total incoming resources of £216,644 and resources expended of £241,940, resulting in a deficit for the year. The balance sheet shows current assets of £177,948 against current liabilities of £41,698, indicating sufficient liquidity to meet short-term obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Elmbridge Borough Council (57% of income)
“Elmbridge Borough Council 122,951”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 90
  • Government income: £128,784 — contracts £122,951 (3), grants £5,833 (1); 59% of the £216,644 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 90
  • Government income: £117,539 — contracts £115,206 (4), grants £2,333 (1); 57% of the £207,025 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 120
  • Government income: £270,044 — contracts £135,022 (3), grants £135,022 (3); 91% of the £295,178 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Elmbridge Together Family Fun Run (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£217k£242k
31/12/2024£207k£247k
31/12/2023£295k£283k
31/12/2022£183k£140k
31/12/2021£62k£36k

Common questions

Is ELMBRIDGE CAN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £161,546 to £136,250 due to a net movement in funds of -£25,296. The charity reported total incoming resources of £216,644 and resources expended of £241,940, resulting in a deficit for the year. The balance sheet shows current assets of £177,948 against current liabilities of £41,698, indicating sufficient liquidity to meet short-term obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ELMBRIDGE CAN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ELMBRIDGE CAN as a grant recipient include WALTON ON THAMES CHARITY, THE LOUIS AND VALERIE FREEDMAN CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF COBHAM IN THE DIOCESE OF GUILDFORD, ESHER GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES WEYBRIDGE.

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 Fund23/04/2025£16kCommunity support for displaced people

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ELMBRIDGE MENCAP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ELMBRIDGE CAN£217k—0unclear—no doubt
ELMBRIDGE MENCAP FY2025£310k—0unclear—no doubt
ELMBRIDGE COMMUNITY LINK FY2026£39k——above—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE RE-USE FY2025£180k—0unclear—no doubt
CONCERN AND HELP FOR EAST ELMBRIDGE RETIRED (CHEER) FY2025£203k—0unclear—no doubt
Boroughbridge Community Charity FY2026£83k——above—no doubt

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