KINGSHILL HOUSE LIMITED

Registered charity 1055651 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KINGSHILL HOUSE ARTS CENTRE

Kingshill House is a community arts centre and also offers room hire.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A CENTRE (HEREINAFTER KNOWN AS "KINGSHILL HOUSE") FOR THE PROMOTION OF EDUCAITON IN THE ARTS AND OTHER LEISURE TIME AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPABLITIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Stroud, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£144k
Latest spending
£147k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net liabilities of £4,503 and unrestricted reserves in deficit by £4,571, resulting in a reserves shortfall against the policy target. The independent examiner identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, although trustees consider the basis appropriate due to confirmed support from their landlord and core grant provider, Stroud District Council.

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
“At 31 March 2025 the unrestricted general reserves were in deficit by £4,571, therefore resulting in a reserves shortfall of £44.5k.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“My examination identified a material uncertainty in relation to the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Caroline Lambert, spouse of trustee David Bush, is a self-employed tutor and tenant. The charity invoiced her £13,587 for room hire, and she invoiced the charity £2,660 for tutor fees.
“During the year the charity invoiced Caroline £13,587 (2024: £14,581) for room hire costs, and Caroline invoiced the charity for £2,660 (2024: £1,439) in tutor fees.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Government income: £10,450 — grants £10,450 (1); 7% of the £144,047 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Government income: £16,650 — grants £16,650 (2); 11% of the £156,090 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Government income: £20,000 — grants £20,000 (1); 12% of the £161,199 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 20/03/2024, 49 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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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£144k£147k
31/03/2024£156k£165k
31/03/2023£161k£202k
31/03/2022£154k£159k
31/03/2021£161k£136k

Common questions

Is KINGSHILL HOUSE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net liabilities of £4,503 and unrestricted reserves in deficit by £4,571, resulting in a reserves shortfall against the policy target. The independent examiner identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, although trustees consider the basis appropriate due to confirmed support from their landlord and core grant provider, Stroud District Council. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KINGSHILL HOUSE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KINGSHILL HOUSE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2022£4k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023amount not statedFamilies

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/01/2023£10kMade for Sharing
UK government09/10/2020£30kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund09/11/2016£6kEssential flooring for Kingshill House Arts Centre.
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2016£4kLighting upgrade throughout Kingshill House.
The National Lottery Community Fund21/01/2015£6kResurfacing of our driveway and car park, front and side of house.
The National Lottery Community Fund10/03/2011£4kContiunation of refurbishment of a 20 room Georgian Country House
The National Lottery Community Fund23/06/2005£3kSecurity and access system

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KINGSBRIDGE TOWN LANDS CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KINGSHILL HOUSE LIMITED£144k—0below—material uncertainty
KINGSBRIDGE TOWN LANDS CHARITY FY2025£261k—0above—no doubt
KINGSLEY HALL CHURCH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£1.1m£80,001 - £90,000—within—no doubt
KINGSWINFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£41k—0unclear—no doubt
RYDAL HALL LIMITED FY2025£1.5m—0below—material uncertainty
THE BIRCHAM CENTRE FY2025£65k—0above—no doubt

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