Ashtead Common

Analysis

Ashtead Common is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ashtead Common reported income of £1.2m and spending of £771k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £543k to £1.2m (+121%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ashtead Common sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Historical Association (£1.2m), October Gallery Trust (£1.2m) and The I S a Charity (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £39. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £22k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.