01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 26 March 1997
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03336101
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £5,033,650
- Latest expenditure
- £5,072,463
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Godfrey Wilson Ltd, 2nd Floor, One Castlepark, Tower Hill, BRISTOL, BS2 0JA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.acre.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Strategic influencing role on behalf of rural communities.Performance improvement work with members.Improving the visibility of rural needs through policy development and research.Continuing to support the ACRE Network and rural practitioners through networking, best practice sharing and learning.
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
- 3 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,033,650
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,072,463
- 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
- 18 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,657,150
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,498,406
- 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
- 30 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,988,270
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,379,956
- 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
- 29 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,084,193
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,913,647
- 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
- 8 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £2,119,636
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,335,775
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
- 3 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,033,650
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,072,463
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 20000
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,727,754
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 18 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,657,150
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,498,406
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 20000
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,365,431
- 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
- 0
- 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
- 30 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,988,270
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,379,956
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 20000
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,740,274
- 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
- 0
- 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
- 29 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,084,193
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,913,647
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 56694
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,712,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 8 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £2,119,636
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,335,775
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 68926
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,727,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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
- 3 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 203
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5021987
- Income Investments
- 11460
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5033650
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £9,361
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,063,102
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5072463
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 4452711
- Expenditure Governance
- 79151
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 146424
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 462
- Gain Loss Investment
- -2872
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £536,672
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1109
- Assets Own Use
- 231
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 878
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,431,315
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £858,026
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £574,398
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 858026
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,112,047
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 536672
- Funds Restricted
- 37726
- Funds Total
- 574398
- Count Employees
- 5
- 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
- 18 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 22
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4643733
- Income Investments
- 12455
- Income Other
- 940
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4657150
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,050
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,492,896
- Expenditure Other
- 1460
- Expenditure Total
- 4498406
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 3994165
- Expenditure Governance
- 86109
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 110322
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 597
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £485,033
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3693
- Assets Own Use
- 693
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,561,028
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £951,510
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £613,211
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 951510
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,129,195
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 485033
- Funds Restricted
- 128178
- Funds Total
- 613211
- Count Employees
- 3
- 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
- 30 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 320
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1986466
- Income Investments
- 1151
- Income Other
- 333
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1988270
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,722
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,370,563
- Expenditure Other
- 1671
- Expenditure Total
- 2379956
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1979416
- Expenditure Governance
- 60354
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 91079
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 463
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £438,112
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4290
- Assets Own Use
- 1290
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,217,994
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £767,817
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £454,467
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 767817
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £915,509
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 438112
- Funds Restricted
- 16355
- Funds Total
- 454467
- Count Employees
- 3
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 29 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3815
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2079034
- Income Investments
- 60
- Income Other
- 1284
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2084193
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,701
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,908,299
- Expenditure Other
- 1647
- Expenditure Total
- 2913647
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2501357
- Expenditure Governance
- 51605
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 68405
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1031
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £475,450
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3367
- Assets Own Use
- 367
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,616,794
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £774,008
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £846,153
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 774008
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,303,363
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 475450
- Funds Restricted
- 370703
- Funds Total
- 846153
- Count Employees
- 3
- 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
- 8 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2800
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2116108
- Income Investments
- 111
- Income Other
- 617
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2119636
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £16,237
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,317,886
- Expenditure Other
- 1652
- Expenditure Total
- 3335775
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2813917
- Expenditure Governance
- 42872
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 47698
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 468
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £433,658
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4398
- Assets Own Use
- 1398
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,525,057
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £853,848
- Assets Current Investment
- 3000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,675,607
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 853848
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,260,354
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 433658
- Funds Restricted
- 1241949
- Funds Total
- 1675607
- Count Employees
- 3
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ACTION WITH COMMUNITIES IN RURAL ENGLAND (ACRE)
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1997-03-26T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/03/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/11/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/01/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/11/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/11/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/11/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/11/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/11/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/11/2008NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 18/06/2014 as amended on 27 Nov 2018
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IN RURAL AREAS IN ENGLAND AND WALES.
- Area Of Benefit
- ENGLAND AND WALES.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 315185
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ACRE
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures