Thanks for your support in 2025 and we hope that you can be as supportive this year. Thanks once again to those that already made their 2026 contribution either via PayPal, bank transfer, or direct to a committee member.
The collection is summarised as follows.
- Residents Contributions; €1,481
- Westmeath County Council Grant €450
- Mullingar Credit Union Grant & Dividend €205
The full accounts for 2025 are available online at www.ashefield.com. As most of you know the requested contribution of €20 went unchanged from 2013 to 2024. We reluctantly increased the request from €20 to €30 per house over the last two years. Even with this increase, the requested contribution is the cheapest in Mullingar where €50 to €100 is typical in most estates.
The cost cutting the grass in the estate was €2,068 in 2024 whereas the total amount collected was €2,136. Due to the increased contributions of the residents, we took in more last year than we spent in 2025. Therefore, we can leave the requested 2026 contribution unchanged at €30, so thanks again everyone.
To make things easier we have also set up a PayPal account on www.ashefield.com into which your contribution may be paid. Payment may also be made directly to committee members for which a receipt will be issued.
Our IBAN is IE02 MURU 99100 233253004 should you prefer to use bank transfer as a method.
We would encourage this method as it means that your contribution is received in full; as PayPal deduct a charge from each payment.
Your contribution is very important. It falls back on us as a community to maintain and improve the common areas such as the green areas within the estate. We are sure you will agree that the estate’s green areas provide both a valuable and relatively safe play area for the estate’s children and their friends.
We realise that time is precious, so therefore we appreciate all and any help you can give. This can involve calling on retailers to collect abandoned shopping trolleys or picking up litter in your area.
Kind Regards
Ashefield Residents Association