SINGLETON SPACES

Registered charity 1180577 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SINGLETON ENVIRONMENT CENTRE

We currently operate at the Singleton Environment Centre, Wesley School Road, Ashford, Kent,TN23 5LWThe charity exists to preserve, protect and improve the natural environment for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively by promoting and supporting the creation and maintenance of green spaces through both example and education.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£438k

Latest spending

£441k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £44,130, which is below the stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £2,238 for the year, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £44k; policy: three months operating costs)

“A start has been made in establishing this reserve, and it continues to grow.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Charity is related to Great Chart with Singleton Parish Council by virtue of some trustees also being parish councillors. The property is leased from the Parish Council.

“The Charity is related to Great Chart with Singleton Parish Council by virtue of some trustees also being parish councillors. The property is leased from the Parish Council. The trustees act independently to the Parish Council. In other respects, the Charity has no transactions with related parties (2024 - £Nil). ” — page 23

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 — Singleton Spaces (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).

S106 development funding — “This amazing achievement was made possible thanks to considerable S106 development funding, alongside fundraising from the Great Chart with …” (source page)
Great Chart with Singleton Parish Council — “This amazing achievement was made possible thanks to considerable S106 development funding, alongside fundraising from the Great Chart with …” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

MALCOLM GREGORY WIFFENchair · trustee of 2 other charities
BARRY MERCER
DARREN HANKS
DONNA SOWERBY
David John Foster Gathern
PHILIP ROGERS
Peter Walkden
Steven Herring

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£438k	£441k
31/03/2024	£417k	£410k
31/03/2023	£335k	£354k
31/03/2022	£323k	£288k
31/03/2021	£221k	£210k

Common questions

Is SINGLETON SPACES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £44,130, which is below the stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £2,238 for the year, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.