FARNHAM MALTINGS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 305034 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FARNHAM MALTINGS

Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£3.4m
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made an overall deficit for the year of £319k, driven by a deficit on restricted funds of £328k which resulted from spending reserves on deferred projects. However, the trustees consider that the desired level of free reserves remains at £200,000, and the charity holds a surplus of £291,110 in free reserves when excluding designated funds and including a non-operational property asset.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £200,000 (held: £291k)
The trustees have recently reviewed the reserves policy and consider that the desired level of free reserves remains at £200,000. This represents £100,000 to cover unexpected loss of funding and £100,000 to cover retention of key staff and alternative accommodation if the Maltings is required to close because of fire or other major occurrence. — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

Funders the charity credits

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

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

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£3.4m
Reserves (reported)
£200k
Employees
92

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.1m£3.4m
31/03/2024£2.8m£3.2m
31/03/2023£2.8m£2.9m
31/03/2022£2.7m£2.3m
31/03/2021£2.4m£1.9m

Common questions

Is FARNHAM MALTINGS ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity made an overall deficit for the year of £319k, driven by a deficit on restricted funds of £328k which resulted from spending reserves on deferred projects. However, the trustees consider that the desired level of free reserves remains at £200,000, and the charity holds a surplus of £291,110 in free reserves when excluding designated funds and including a non-operational property asset. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/09/2015£10k"Two Minutes of Silence"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/04/2014£10k"Finding Farnham Community Archaeology Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/10/2012£10k"William Cobbett: This is Your Life"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund31/08/2007£22k"The Last Line of Defence"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/10/2006£27k"Interpretation of the Maltings"

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST1£10k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION1£4k

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