The Ashcombe Trust

Analysis

The Ashcombe Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorking. It was registered in November 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ashcombe Trust reported income of £25k and spending of £13k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4,858 to £25k (+410%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 283%. Over the whole period it spent 155% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Ashcombe Trust sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haverhill Scout & Guide HQ Joint Management Committee (£25k), Rodett Lee Playgroup (£25k) and Friends of Claines School Association (£25k).