THE EWYAS HAROLD COMMON TRUST

Registered charity 1185140 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We own Ewyas Harold Common Herefordshire and manage it to provide amenity space for the local community, maintain & improve the habitat for wildlife and support grazing. We work with local volunteers and those with registered rights and advance education on conservation.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF EWYAS HAROLD COMMON ("THE COMMON" BY:PROVIDING AMENITY SPACE FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND PROMOTIONG SUSTAINABLE ACCESSMANAGING THE LAND TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN A TRADITIONAL HABITAT FOR WILDLIFEMAINTAINING THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE GRAZING, CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER OBJECTSADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE COMMONPROTECTING AGAINST ANY ACTION WHICH WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO OVERALL OBJECTS OR TO EXERCISE THE REGISTERED RIGHTSNOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE TRUST FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE AND THE TRUST SHALL MAINTAIN A BALANCE BETWEEN SUCH OBJECTS

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

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Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£7k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £37,685, which exceeds its stated policy target of retaining approximately six months of expenditure. The charity reports no employees or regular financial commitments other than insurance and specific project costs, with its principal funding coming from stewardship grants and donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 6 months expenditure (held: £38k)
“Accordingly our reserves policy is to retain a reserve of approximately 6 months expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£31k£7k
31/08/2024£9k£4k
31/08/2023£19k£16k
31/08/2022£10k£8k
31/08/2021£10k£9k

Common questions

Is THE EWYAS HAROLD COMMON TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £37,685, which exceeds its stated policy target of retaining approximately six months of expenditure. The charity reports no employees or regular financial commitments other than insurance and specific project costs, with its principal funding coming from stewardship grants and donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2023£5kGCA DEL RPA UK ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP