SOUTHAM UNITED CHARITY

Registered charity 1022879 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Funds are invested through Coif in a balanced portfolio which seeks to maintain values whilst providing a reasonable income for distribution.We also receive rents from land owned by the charities and these are managed by professional land agents

Objects

(1) THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS AND IN THE ORDER OF PRIORITY (A) AS TO NOT MORE THAN TWO THIRDS FOR RELIEF IN NEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS HEREINAFTER CONTAINED; (B) AS TO RESIDUE THEREOF FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF SOUTHAM (2)THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY INCOME OF THE CHARITY APPLICABLE FOR THE RELIEF IN NEED IN RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF SOUTHAM WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF SOUTHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Stratford-on-Avon, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£179k

Latest spending

£158k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity issued £12,500 in vouchers and £14,250 in educational grants during 2025, indicating active distribution of funds. Rental income has been severely reduced due to land taken by the HS2 project, though compensation received has been invested to rebalance income. The charity holds approximately £1,000 in vouchers ready for issue and maintains a balanced investment portfolio.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The document states trustees negotiate with local traders (COOP) for issuing food vouchers, but does not explicitly state a transaction amount or that COOP is a related party entity in the financial sense, nor does it list a specific payment to COOP. It lists payments to a clerk provided by Wright Hassall and a church for meetings. Wright Hassall is listed as an adviser/address. The payment to the church is for meetings. The payment to the clerk is for services. No explicit related party transaction table or disclosure of amounts with connected parties is present beyond these operational notes.

“Trustees not only give of their time but only apply for reimbursement of expenses with receipts for costs actually incurred, I.E, postage, and stationery.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Government income: £1,000 — grants £1,000 (1); 2% of the £43,073 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

MICHAEL GAFFNEYchair
Alison Elizabeth Cragg
Andrew Hughes
Angela John
BRIAN JOHN MEACHAM
GRAHAM MICHAEL FOSTER
Jenny Thorne
LEONARD GALE
Lee Ellard
MR TERENCE GEORGE HILL

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£179k	£158k
31/12/2024	£38k	£35k
31/12/2023	£43k	£48k
31/12/2022	£198k	£192k
31/12/2021	£30k	£24k

Common questions

Is SOUTHAM UNITED CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity issued £12,500 in vouchers and £14,250 in educational grants during 2025, indicating active distribution of funds. Rental income has been severely reduced due to land taken by the HS2 project, though compensation received has been invested to rebalance income. The charity holds approximately £1,000 in vouchers ready for issue and maintains a balanced investment portfolio.

Who funds SOUTHAM UNITED CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTHAM UNITED CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHILD JESUS.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHILD JESUS	FY2025	£1k
THE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHILD JESUS	FY2024	£1k
THE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHILD JESUS	FY2023	£1k	Other donations
THE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHILD JESUS	FY2022	£1k	Other donations

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES	1	£500k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£26k
THE PETER MINET TRUST	1	£25k
THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATION	1	£5k
SSP FOUNDATION	1	£2k
HOLGATE DOLPHIN CIO	1	£750

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SLEAFORD UNITED CHARITY.

SLEAFORD UNITED CHARITY income £33k
CRICKLADE UNITED CHARITY income £157k
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY income £4.7m
Sutton St James United Charities income £26k
SOUTH RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £73k
ST ANDREW'S UNITED REFORMED CHURCH UPPER HANOVER STREET SHEFFIELD TRUST income £113k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTHAM UNITED CHARITY	£179k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SLEAFORD UNITED CHARITY FY2026	£33k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CRICKLADE UNITED CHARITY FY2025	£157k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY FY2026	£4.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Sutton St James United Charities FY2026	£26k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£73k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.