Surrey Community Action

Analysis

Surrey Community Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03203003). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Surrey Community Action reported income of £695k and spending of £666k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £699k to £695k (-0.5%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Surrey Community Action sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Institute of Communications (£691k), The Voluntary Network (£703k) and Keighley Community Nursery Ltd (£690k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £278k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.