RURAL COMMUNITY ACTION NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Registered charity 519405 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NOTTINGHAMSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

RCAN works to create strong and inclusive rural communities in which social disadvantage is addressed to create an equitable, sustainable, open and prosperous society.We do this by working with local community groups, encouraging enterprise, promoting equality of opportunity for all, speaking out on rural issues.

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Latest income

£193k

Latest spending

£218k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £315,032. This position meets the trustees' stated reserves policy target of retaining two months' operating expenditure in free reserves. The charity also holds a significant pension scheme surplus of £244,000, contributing to total net assets of £849,032.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: two months' operating expenditure (held: £315k)

“RCAN’s Reserves Policy 2024-25 stipulated a two months' operating expenditure should be retained in free reserves.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/03/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ADAM WHITCHURCH
Cllr Seamus Martin Creamer · trustee of 3 other charities
Maurice Arthur Shakeshaft
Simon Patrick Tipping · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£193k	£218k
31/03/2024	£207k	£186k
31/03/2023	£171k	£280k
31/03/2022	£134k	£264k
31/03/2021	£168k	£237k

Common questions

Is RURAL COMMUNITY ACTION NOTTINGHAMSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £315,032. This position meets the trustees' stated reserves policy target of retaining two months' operating expenditure in free reserves. The charity also holds a significant pension scheme surplus of £244,000, contributing to total net assets of £849,032. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of RURAL COMMUNITY ACTION NOTTINGHAMSHIRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/06/2022	£10k	Talk Learn Connect -TLC
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/12/2019	£10k	SAY Now
Sport England	21/06/2013	£1k	CAST Angling Community Fishery Aerator
Sport England	09/05/2013	£8k	CAST Angling Projects Community Fishery
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/10/2012	£10k	IT Community Champions-Beyond Beginnners
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/12/2010	£9k	Building Blocks for Stronger Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/10/2010	£276k	Community Food Growing in Broxtowe Borough
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/08/2010	£117k	IT Community Champions
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/01/2006	£150k	Educational Angling Project for YP with additional social enterprise activi

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
LOCAL TRUST	1	£108k
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£3k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ACRE.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ACRE income £363k
COMMUNITY ACTION HAMPSHIRE income £936k
COMMUNITY ACTION NORFOLK income £559k
RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL (LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND) income £802k
THE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF ESSEX income £1.7m
Community Action Network income £1.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RURAL COMMUNITY ACTION NOTTINGHAMSHIRE	£193k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ACRE FY2025	£363k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY ACTION HAMPSHIRE FY2025	£936k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY ACTION NORFOLK FY2025	£559k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL (LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND) FY2025	£802k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF ESSEX FY2024	£1.7m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt

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