The Arborfield Association
Analysis
The Arborfield Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Arborfield Association reported income of £15k and spending of £27k, spending 182% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £20k to £15k (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Arborfield Association sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coxley Memorial Hall (£15k), Childswickham Memorial Hall (£15k) and The Pritt Fund for Relief of Liverpool Solicitors and Their Dependants (£15k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote the efficiency of the Army by maintaining contact between former apprentices of the Schools and Colleges and their REME Junior Soldier successors. The Association actively seeks to provide for the welfare of former apprentices of the Schools and Colleges and their dependants who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Coxley Memorial Hall | Wells | £15k |
| Childswickham Memorial Hall | Broadway | £15k |
| The Pritt Fund for Relief of Liverpool Solicitors and Their Dependants | Liverpool | £15k |
| Wymondham Institute | Melton Mowbray | £15k |