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.

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

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 (held: £-5k; policy: 3 months general running costs, which amounts to approximately £40,000)
“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.

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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 FOUNDATIONFY2023£0Families

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

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KINGSLEY HALL CHURCH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KINGSHILL HOUSE LIMITED£144k—0below—material uncertainty
KINGSLEY HALL CHURCH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£1.1m£80,001 - £90,000—within—no doubt
WINSHILL NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCE CENTRE FY2025£110k—0above—no doubt
THE KINGSBOROUGH CENTRE FY2025£1.5m£71,2541below—no doubt
KINGS HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST (RICHMOND) LIMITED FY2025£9.6m£200,001 - £210,000—unclear—no doubt
KINGS HILL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£263k—0unclear—no doubt

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