NEW ASH GREEN VILLAGE TRUST

Registered charity 266424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

promote the benefit of the inhabitants of New Ash Green, Kent

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE OF NEW ASH GREEN IN KENT IN ANY WAY THAT THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES REGARDS AS CHARITABLE, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY THE PROVISION OR IMPROVEMENT OF LOCAL AMENITIES AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OR IMPROVEMENT OF PLAYGROUNDS, RECREATIONAL AREAS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AND BY THE IMPROVEMENT OF COMMUNAL AREAS AND WOODLANDS, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: NEW ASH GREEN

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sevenoaks, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£40k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,522 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £33,837. The charity's net assets increased from £26,315 in the previous year, and all activities are funded through building hires, donations, and grants without reliance on restricted funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: New Ash Green Village Association Limited are owners of the land on which our building is constructed, with a 99 year lease/licence agreement.
“New Ash Green Village Association Limited are owners of the land on which our building is constructed, with a 99 year lease/licence agreement.” — page 4
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 3

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 6

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£40k£33k
31/12/2024£37k£41k
31/12/2023£36k£39k
31/12/2022£26k£28k
31/12/2021£26k£25k

Common questions

Is NEW ASH GREEN VILLAGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,522 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £33,837. The charity's net assets increased from £26,315 in the previous year, and all activities are funded through building hires, donations, and grants without reliance on restricted funds. 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 Fund22/08/2013£8kRefurbishment of Kitchen and Coffee Bar

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
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST1£94k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION1£9k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HENLEY GREEN COMMUNITY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEW ASH GREEN VILLAGE TRUST£40k—0unclear—no doubt
HENLEY GREEN COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£241k—0unclear—no doubt
ASH GREEN SCOUT GROUP FY2026£26k—0above—no doubt
LOUNDSLEY GREEN COMMUNITY TRUST FY2026£90k——above—no doubt
ASHLEY GREEN AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£74k—0unclear—no doubt
ASHWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£35k——unclear—no doubt

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