ASTON - MANSFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 208155 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DURNING HALL CENTRE, FROUD COMMUNITY CENTRE

The objects of the charity are to develop the community wealth of east London and promote a diverse and inclusive society in which all are free to participate. These are achieved by making significant grants and by its role as a Registered Social Landlord.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £904,972 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven largely by a net gain on investments of £990,470. The total unrestricted funds held increased to £16,148,487, with the Trustees confirming the charity remains viable for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00247685

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• SAMUELS, Michael Peter — director, appointed 18/02/2025on trustee list
• WHITEFORD, Amanda — director, appointed 21/01/2025on trustee list
• TEJA, Gurnek Singh — director, appointed 21/01/2025on trustee list
• ROGERS, Michael John — director, appointed 18/07/2023on trustee list
• MUNJAYI, Tendai — director, appointed 24/01/2023on trustee list
• FRASER, Jeremy Stuart, Rev — director, appointed 14/01/2020on trustee list
• MINFORD, Alexander Patrick — director, appointed 25/09/2018on trustee list
• DA-SILVA, Eileen — secretary, appointed 09/01/2014

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~147.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (55% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexander Minford
• Amanda Whiteford · trustee of 1 other charity
• Gurnek Teja
• Michael John Rogers
• Michael Samuels · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Jeremy Fraser · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tendai Munjayi · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASTON - MANSFIELD.

• ASTON - MANSFIELD income £1.8m
• THE EAST LOOE TOWN TRUST income £569k
• Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire income £4.6m
• MANSFIELD AND SUTTON ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY CIO income £2.5m
• MANCHESTER CITY F.C. CITY IN THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £4.3m
• MANOR HOUSE DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £398k

Side by side with its peers

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