GRASMERE VILLAGE SOCIETY

Registered charity 506443 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Contributions ?3000 to a new stone built bus shelter, ?1000 to disabled access to village hall, ?200 eradicating Japanese knot weed, Himalayan balsam volunteers, ?500 to Jubilee Fund.?200 to Allotments, ?250 Flood Group storage shed, ?1,000 climbing frame for playarea. Produce village newsletter. Litter picking, lobbying on planning and environment. Maintain amenities e.g. seats, 4 bus shelters.

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Latest income
£61k
Latest spending
£10k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £4,948.24 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reducing accumulated funds from £54,878.95 to £49,930.71. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the compliance of the financial statements with the Charities Act 2011. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves in the form of bank balances across Cumberland and Furness accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£61k£10k
31/12/2024£5k£12k
31/12/2023£11k£7k
31/12/2022£17k£12k
31/12/2021£8k£4k

Common questions

Is GRASMERE VILLAGE SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £4,948.24 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reducing accumulated funds from £54,878.95 to £49,930.71. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the compliance of the financial statements with the Charities Act 2011. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves in the form of bank balances across Cumberland and Furness accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
South Lakeland District Council£1kMembers locality budget scheme 2016/17
South Lakeland District Council£1kMembers locality budget scheme 2017/18
South Lakeland District Council£1kMembers locality budget scheme 2018/19