STROUD COURT COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1029448 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO PROVIDE WELFARE SERVICES TO RESIDENT & NON-RESIDENT PEOPLE WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS.

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Latest income
£3.9m
Latest spending
£4.0m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made an operational loss of £78,922 in the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to £95,760 in refurbishment expenditure. Despite this loss, the trustees report that the charity remains financially stable and operationally sustainable, with unrestricted reserves of £648,104 held in a designated fund.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £648k; policy: three months operational activity)
“The balance of free reserves is £648,104, which is less than the £975,000 reserves policy to cover three months operational activity.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees G. Slade and M Bruton-Cox had relatives who were residents at Stroud Court. These residents receive the same care as all other residents.
“During the year, the following Trustees had relatives who were residents at Stroud Court: G. Slade M Bruton-Cox These residents receive the same care as all other residents of Stroud Court Community Trust.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Burton Sweet Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Stroud Court Community Trust Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 23/07/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.9m
Total spending
£4.0m
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£975k
Employees
93

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.9m£4.0m
31/03/2024£3.7m£3.8m
31/03/2023£3.3m£3.4m
31/03/2022£3.3m£3.0m
31/03/2021£3.4m£2.9m

Common questions

Is STROUD COURT COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made an operational loss of £78,922 in the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to £95,760 in refurbishment expenditure. Despite this loss, the trustees report that the charity remains financially stable and operationally sustainable, with unrestricted reserves of £648,104 held in a designated fund. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Burton Sweet Limited.

Who funds STROUD COURT COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STROUD COURT COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2022£25kSycamore House Development Project
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England27/08/2024£8kRemoving barriers to keep Autistic Adults Active
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2015£9kThe Stroud Court 'Successful Aging Sensory Swim Project'

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STROUD COURT COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED£3.9m——below—no doubt
RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
HOH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£194k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SOUTHCOURT AND WALTON COURT COMMUNITY PROJECT FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
UPPER BEEDING AND BRAMBER VILLAGE HALL FY2026£43k—0above—noted
THE ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£2.2m——above—no doubt

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