The Abbeyfield Crowborough Society Limited

Analysis

The Abbeyfield Crowborough Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in October 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00885474). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Abbeyfield Crowborough Society Limited reported income of £164k and spending of £138k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £131k to £164k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Abbeyfield Crowborough Society Limited sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Castle Park Trust (£164k), The Abbeyfield Tiverton Society Limited (£166k) and Barking and Ilford United Charities -Estate Charity (£164k).