ASHTEAD COMMON — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 19 December 1995
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,201,585
Latest expenditure: £770,796
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: CORPORATION OF LONDON, PO BOX 270, LONDON, EC2P 2EJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Ashtead Common Charity was established under the Corporation of London (Open Spaces) Act 1878, which states that the purpose of the charity is the preservation of the common at Ashtead for the recreation and enjoyment of the public.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,201,585
Total Gross Expenditure: £770,796

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £693,102
Total Gross Expenditure: £692,376

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £559,172
Total Gross Expenditure: £557,512

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £482,589
Total Gross Expenditure: £482,589

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £542,561
Total Gross Expenditure: £542,561

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,201,585
Total Gross Expenditure: £770,796
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £467,333
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 52

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £693,102
Total Gross Expenditure: £692,376
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £52,697
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 55

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £559,172
Total Gross Expenditure: £557,512
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £30,942
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 42

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £482,589
Total Gross Expenditure: £482,589
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £478,631
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £542,561
Total Gross Expenditure: £542,561
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £28,265
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 38

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1246
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1200339
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1201585
Income Legacies: 39
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £770,796
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 770796
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 24823
Expenditure Support Costs: 122087
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £21,781
Assets Total Fixed: 18845
Assets Own Use: 18845
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £462,364
Assets Total Liabilities: £48,034
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £433,175
Creditors One Year Total Current: 48034
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £445,330
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 21781
Funds Restricted: 411394
Funds Total: 433175
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2929
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 690173
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 693102
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £692,376
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 692376
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 17222
Expenditure Support Costs: 110159
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,386
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £38,733
Assets Total Liabilities: £36,347
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,386
Creditors One Year Total Current: 36347
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2386
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2386
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 33012
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 526160
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 559172
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £557,512
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 557512
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 20054
Expenditure Support Costs: 117464
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,660
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £35,520
Assets Total Liabilities: £33,860
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,660
Creditors One Year Total Current: 33860
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1660
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1660
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 541949
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 612
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 542561
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £542,561
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 542561
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14915
Expenditure Support Costs: 83023
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £24,333
Assets Total Liabilities: £24,333
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £0
Creditors One Year Total Current: 22333
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2000
Assets Cash: £15,522
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 0
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 0
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Surrey
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ASHTEAD COMMON
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1995-12-19T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CORPORATION OF LONDON (OPEN SPACES)ACT 1878.
Charitable Objects: THE PRESERVATION,IN PERPETUITY,BY THE CORPORATION OF LONDON,OF THE OPEN SPACE KNOWN AS ASHTEAD COMMON FOR THE RECREATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures