01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 23 May 1983
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01645674
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £7,842
- Latest expenditure
- £15,730
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Edwards & Keeping, Unity Chambers, 34 High East Street, DORCHESTER, Dorset, DT1 1HA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.commonground.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Common Ground links nature and culture, working to inspire, inform and involve people in learning about and becoming active in their own locality. Nationally we have initiated Parish Maps, Apple Day, Community Orchards, Local Distinctiveness. We champion popular involvement and celebration as ways of grounding sustainability. www. commonground.org.uk
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,842
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,730
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £26,270
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,026
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £25,124
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25,134
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £28,769
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,858
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,025
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,909
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 3 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £26,270
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,026
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,600
- 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
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £25,124
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25,134
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £28,769
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,858
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- 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
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- COMMON GROUND
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1983-05-23T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 JUNE 1982 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 19 MARCH 1983
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:- (A) TO PROMOTE & ENCOURAGE THE CONSERVATION OF VALUED PLACES, LANDSCAPES & WILDLIFE (B) TO EMPHASIZE THE VALUE & CHARM OF COMMON PLANTS & ANIMALS, OF LOCAL LANES & WORDS, & OF OTHER PLACES OF LOCAL NATURAL HISTORY, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL INTEREST. (C) TO STIMULATE PEOPLE IN ALL SIDES OF THE ARTS TO CELEBRATE & DEFEND THEIR INSPIRATIONAL SOURCES IN NATURE & THE COUNTRYSIDE. (D) TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO PROTECT & CONSERVE THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE. (E) TO UNDERTAKE, SUPPORT & CO-ORDINATE WORK IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, PUBLICATION & TRADING. (F) TO TAKE ANYOTHER LAWFUL ACTION TO PROMOTE THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff