SUDBURY COMMON LANDS CHARITY
ACCESS AND CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT OF THE SUDBURY RIVERSIDE, PLUS PROVISION OF BUILDING IN SUDBURY TOWN CENTRE AS AN OPERATIONAL BASE FOR CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's finances remain healthy, with total funds increasing to £2,366,440 from £2,266,974 in the prior year, driven by significant investment gains. Although there was a net outgoing resource of £9,168 from operations, this was offset by a £108,634 gain on investment assets, resulting in a positive net movement in funds of £99,466. The trustees maintain a policy of breaking even on annual income and expenditure while funding development through gifts and bequests.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees’ policy on reserves is to ensure that they are sufficient to meet the short-term running costs and to secure the long-term existence of the Charity.” — page 7
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- NIGEL ROBERT ELEYchair
- Anna Louise Elizabeth Brown
- David William Dale
- FIONA MARGARET WHEELER
- Guy Tavis Hume
- James Bird
- KEITH ROBINS
- Lynn Hunt
- MARK JAMES GEDDES
- Michael Edward John Wheeler
- Peter Leonard Fulcher
- REVEREND RICHARD KIMBER TITFORD
- RICHARD WILLIAM KEMSLEY
- ROSS EDWARD BENTLEY
- Timothy Ogle
- William Roger Ford
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £165k | £174k |
| 31/12/2023 | £142k | £157k |
| 31/12/2022 | £341k | £138k |
| 31/12/2021 | £122k | £121k |
| 31/12/2020 | £144k | £134k |
Common questions
Is SUDBURY COMMON LANDS CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's finances remain healthy, with total funds increasing to £2,366,440 from £2,266,974 in the prior year, driven by significant investment gains. Although there was a net outgoing resource of £9,168 from operations, this was offset by a £108,634 gain on investment assets, resulting in a positive net movement in funds of £99,466. The trustees maintain a policy of breaking even on annual income and expenditure while funding development through gifts and bequests. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 01/04/2023 | £13k | GCA DEL RPA UK ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP |
| UK government | 01/04/2022 | £13k | Environmental Stewardship Transferred to DEFRA NSA P2 |
| UK government | 01/04/2020 | £6k | M10 - Agri-environment- Climate Exchq |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/05/2012 | £4k | The Gainsborough Trail Meadow Walk: |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 25/04/2008 | £48k | "A Future For Our Riverside Meadows" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/03/2007 | £3k | Cornard Riverside Project |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/03/2007 | £3k | "This Charity Manage Land And Assets In The Sudbury Area, Improving Grazing, Stock Management, Flora And Fauna. The Health And Safety Execut" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 06/03/2002 | £24k | "SUDBURY BRIDGES - THE HERITAGE GAP" |
Funders of similar charities
Charities like this
- CHIPPING SODBURY TOWN LANDS CHARITY
- HULL TRINITY HOUSE CHARITY
- RUDOLF STEINER PRESS
- THE SOUTH STREET GREEN ROOM FOUNDATION
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH ST JOHN BAPTIST BERKSWELL
- THE SUSSEX HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUDBURY COMMON LANDS CHARITY | £165k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHIPPING SODBURY TOWN LANDS CHARITY | £427k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HULL TRINITY HOUSE CHARITY | £4.2m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RUDOLF STEINER PRESS | £243k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE SOUTH STREET GREEN ROOM FOUNDATION | £142k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH ST JOHN BAPTIST BERKSWELL | £156k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |