ST LUKES TRUST LIMITED
St Luke's Trust supports and promotes anthroposophical medicine, and supports and promotes a Camphill community for adults with learning disabilities
Objects
1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH, PROVIDE CARE TO AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF: PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY (WHETHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), THE YOUNG, THE OLD, OR PEOPLE OTHERWISE IN NEED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF DR RUDOLF STEINER (AS SUMMARISED IN THE APPENDIX TO THIS MEMORANDUM), PARTICULARLY (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITIES IN THE FORM OF VILLAGES, RESIDENTIAL HOUSES, DAY CENTRES, KINDERGARTENS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES OR OTHER TYPES OF SOCIAL AND/OR EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY IN WHICH BENEFICIARIES LIVE AND/OR WORK AND/OR TO WHICH THEY OTHERWISE RESORT, IN COMMUNITY WITH PERSONS PROVIDING SUPPORT.2) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH BY MEANS OF AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND PROMOTE RESEARCH (MAKING USEFUL RESULTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE) IN THE FIELD OF ANTHROPOSOPHICAL MEDICINE (AS SUMMARISED IN THE APPENDIX TO THIS MEMORANDUM)
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a revenue surplus of £50,973 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets increasing to £1,573,173. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,524,894 provide more than ten months of normal expenditure, which the trustees consider an appropriate reserve fund. The filing confirms that resources are adequate to continue operations with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“The bulk of St Luke’s Trust’s income is based upon rental income from Gannicox House and from St Luke's Therapy Centre, lease rent from Ruskin Mill, service charges from Whittington House, and fees from Sunlands Kindergarten.” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 2
- Government income: £48,796 — grants £48,796 (1); 17% of the £287,505 total gross income on the same return
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 03197736 · Financial health read from its filings
Company officers (Companies House)
- BROWNING, John Laurence on trustee list
- PICARD-BEARD, Anne on trustee list
- CURWEN, Philip Christian on trustee list
- CURWEN, Therese on trustee list
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- John Browningchair
- Anne Picard-Beard
- PHILIP CHRISTIAN CURWEN
- THERESE HELENE CURWEN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £387k | £336k |
| 31/03/2024 | £318k | £318k |
| 31/03/2023 | £288k | £232k |
| 31/03/2022 | £295k | £234k |
| 31/03/2021 | £212k | £205k |
Common questions
Is ST LUKES TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a revenue surplus of £50,973 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets increasing to £1,573,173. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,524,894 provide more than ten months of normal expenditure, which the trustees consider an appropriate reserve fund. The filing confirms that resources are adequate to continue operations with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/11/2005 | £5k | Oasis |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY | 1 | £189k |
| ST ALDATES PAROCHIAL CHARITY | 1 | £112k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINT PAUL ONSLOW SQUARE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH KENSINGTON | 1 | £105k |
| THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £50k |
| THE TOLKIEN TRUST | 1 | £48k |
| CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION | 1 | £45k |
| THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITED | 1 | £36k |
| DULWICH ALMSHOUSE CHARITY | 1 | £27k |
Charities like this
- ST LUKE'S CHURCH
- ST LUKE'S NEIGHBOURHOOD TRUST
- ST LUKES ADVICE SERVICE
- ST LUKE'S HOSPICE
- ST LUKE'S OXFORD
- ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST LUKES TRUST LIMITED | £387k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ST LUKE'S CHURCH | £980k | — | 0 | below | — | noted |
| ST LUKE'S NEIGHBOURHOOD TRUST | £78k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST LUKES ADVICE SERVICE | £162k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST LUKE'S HOSPICE | £14.5m | — | 11 | unclear | 24.6% | no doubt |
| ST LUKE'S OXFORD | £4.9m | £120,001 - £130,000 | — | below | — | no doubt |