WALTON ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION CIO

Registered charity 1196859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WALTON ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION

Management of Allotments in Walton on Thames and district in the interests of social welfare for recreation/leisure time with the object of improving their conditions of life.To promote for the benefit of the public, the conservation, protection and improvement of the environment around the allotments, especially through the conservation of natural resources, wildlife diversity and learning.

Objects

1/ PROVIDE FACILITIES, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH FOR ALLOTMENTS IN ELMBRIDGE, SURREY, TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN, AND BORDERING ALLOTMENTS, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, THE IMPROVEMENT OF WILDLIFE DIVERSITY AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING ABOUT SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURE.

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
£25k
Latest spending
£19k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £5,922 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total income of £25,103 and expenditure of £19,181. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £19,409, contributing to total reserves of £21,992, which the trustees describe as providing a safety net for future operational needs. The financial position is characterized as stable, with no outstanding debt or material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to cover operational expenses, the largest of which is for piped municipal water (held: £22k)
“The Charity's policy for holding reserves is to cover operational expenses, the largest of which is for piped municipal water, which consumes the bulk of income.” — page 6
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£25k£19k
30/09/2024£23k£16k
30/09/2023£41k£43k
31/12/2022£14k£2k

Common questions

Is WALTON ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £5,922 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total income of £25,103 and expenditure of £19,181. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £19,409, contributing to total reserves of £21,992, which the trustees describe as providing a safety net for future operational needs. The financial position is characterized as stable, with no outstanding debt or material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/11/2025£3kAllotment Community Raised Bed Project Phase 2
The National Lottery Community Fund30/01/2025£3kAllotment Community Raised Bed Project