Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Strategic influencing role on behalf of rural communities.Performance improvement work with members.Improving the visibility of rural needs through policy development and research.Continuing to support the ACRE Network and rural practitioners through networking, best practice sharing and learning.

Latest income

£5.0m

Expenditure

£5.1m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £2.1m £3.3m
2022-03-31 £2.1m £2.9m
2023-03-31 £2.0m £2.4m
2024-03-31 £4.7m £4.5m
2025-03-31 £5.0m £5.1m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31

Income mix

Donations & legacies £203
Charitable activities £5.0m
Trading £0
Investment income £11k
Total income £5.0m

Spending

Charitable spend £5.1m
Raising funds £9k
Grants to institutions £4.5m
Governance £79k
Total expenditure £5.1m

Balance sheet

Reserves £537k
Total funds £574k
— restricted £38k
— unrestricted £537k
— endowment £0
Total assets £574k
Cash £1.1m

People

Employees 5

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment

Who it helps

  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.