FRIENDS OF CLAPHAM COMMON

Registered charity 1199785 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FCC

1. Promote conservation, protection, improvement and biodiversity of the physical and natural environment of Clapham Common; and 2. To provide or assist in the provision of facilities and activities for the benefit of the inhabitants of south west London in particular but not exclusively by the preservation, promotion, support, assistance and improvement of Clapham Common.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £37,752, resulting in general unrestricted reserves of £8,603. The trustees have established a reserves policy to maintain a minimum of £2,000 to mitigate risks associated with reliance on voluntary funding. The charity reports no staff, relying instead on volunteers and contractors, and confirms that resources are adequate to sustain current activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Funders the charity credits

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

• The National Lottery Heritage Fund — “We give thanks to our major donors - The National Lottery Heritage Fund, The Mayor of London ‘Rewild London’ Fund and the Consano Earth Fund…” (source page)
• The Mayor of London ‘Rewild London’ Fund — “We give thanks to our major donors - The National Lottery Heritage Fund, The Mayor of London ‘Rewild London’ Fund and the Consano Earth Fund…” (source page)
• Consano Earth Fund — “We give thanks to our major donors - The National Lottery Heritage Fund, The Mayor of London ‘Rewild London’ Fund and the Consano Earth Fund…” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (19/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (07/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Shirley Kermerchair
• Edward Matthew Allnutt
• Gareth Andrew James · trustee of 1 other charity
• Harriet Hall
• Margherita de Dominicis
• Michiel Kermer · trustee of 1 other charity
• Samantha Jane Walker

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

Operates in: Lambeth · Wandsworth

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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