ACTON FIELD TRUST

Registered charity 1208011 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Objects

3. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF ACTON IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF AND OF THOSE WORKING STUDYING OR OTHERWISE FOR THE TIME BEING LOCATED WITHIN THE SAID AREA TO PROMOTE ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES:3.1 TO MAINTAIN A PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND TO PROVIDE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE USE OF THE PUBLIC WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF THE LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS; AND/OR3.2 TO PROMOTE THE PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE AND THE PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND/OR 3.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, SKILLS AND CAPACITY AMONG SUCH PERSONS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£5k
Latest spending
£3k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £95,312 at the end of the period, comprising £4,524 in cash and £90,788 in investments. The trustees' report indicates that the management committee consists entirely of volunteers and that the charity aims to generate adequate income to fund annual spending needs while maintaining the real value of financial investments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Aim to generate adequate income to fund annual spending needs while maintaining real value of financial investments. (held: £95k)
“Aim to generate adequate income to fund annual spending needs while maintaining real value of financial investments.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Acton Parish Council is the sole trustee of the charity.
“Acton Parish Council is sole Trustee of Acton Field Trust.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£5k£3k
31/03/2025£102k£7k

Common questions

Is ACTON FIELD TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £95,312 at the end of the period, comprising £4,524 in cash and £90,788 in investments. The trustees' report indicates that the management committee consists entirely of volunteers and that the charity aims to generate adequate income to fund annual spending needs while maintaining the real value of financial investments.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DILLHAVEN LIMITED1£92k
J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED1£17k
KTRUST LIMITED1£12k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HEMINGFORD PEACE MEMORIAL FIELD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACTON FIELD TRUST£5k—0unclear—no doubt
HEMINGFORD PEACE MEMORIAL FIELD FY2025£150k—0below—no doubt
PORTCHESTER FREE CHURCH TRUST FY2025£149k—0above—no doubt
SEEDFIELD TRUST FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HOMESTEAD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£279k—0above—no doubt
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£555k—0within—no doubt

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