STONELEIGH ABBEY LIMITED

Registered charity 1058526 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STONELEIGH ABBEY, STONELEIGH ABBEY PRESERVATION TRUST (1996) LIMITED

The preservation of Stoneleigh Abbey as a Historic Monument and encouragement and facilitation of access to it and to the Estate by the general public for study and appreciation.

Objects

A.TO PRESERVE AS NATIONAL MONUMENTS BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL OR ARTISTIC INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE (INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR THE MANSION KNOWN AS STONELEIGH ABBEY OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF) AND TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE AMENITIES OF SUCH BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. B.TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION AND AS AN ADJUNCT TO SUCH BUILDINGS AS ARE REFERRED TO IN SUB-CLAUSE (A) FURNITURE PICTURES AND OTHER CHATTELS OF HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC INTEREST INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION THE CONTENTS OF STONELEIGH ABBEY OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF. C.TO FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE ACCESS TO AND THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF SUCH BUILDINGS FURNITURE PICTURES AND OTHER CHATTELS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. D.GENERALLY TO ADVANCE PUBLIC HISTORICAL AND AESTHETIC EDUCATION.

Area of benefit: WARWICK

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated surplus of £144,427 for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total funds increasing to £20,261,539. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, citing adequate resources and mitigating measures against adverse conditions. Free reserves amounted to £936,258, which the trustees stated enabled the charity to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: free reserves should be held at a level to enable it to develop its level of activity, and to provide adequate working capital for the Charity to continue operations (held: £936k)
“The Charity’s policy on reserves is that free reserves should be held at a level to enable it to develop its level of activity, and to provide adequate working capital for the Charity to continue operations.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr R Davies MBE, was a trustee until 4 August 2025, and is also a director of RDP Law. During this period, the Charity engaged the services of RDP Law LLP and paid professional fees of £98,665.50 (2024: £31,157).
“Mr R Davies MBE, was a trustee until 4 August 2025, and is also a director of RDP Law. During this period, the Charity engaged the services of RDP Law LLP and paid professional fees of £98,665.50 (2024: £31,157). No other trustee or person related to the Charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity during the year.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Stoneleigh Abbey Events Limited
“The Charity's trading subsidiary, Stoneleigh Abbey Events Limited, accrues material profits from events and hire of its facilities which it is intended will be paid to Stoneleigh Abbey Limited.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Western Limited. 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.

Corporate structure

STONELEIGH ABBEY EVENTS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Amounts owed by group undertakings: £75,064 (2025) / £78,860 (2024)

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)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£254k
Reserves (reported)
£936k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~10.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (52% 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: 22.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£1.1m£1.0m
30/11/2024£568k£995k
30/11/2023£910k£813k
30/11/2022£494k£648k
30/11/2021£442k£596k

Common questions

Is STONELEIGH ABBEY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated surplus of £144,427 for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total funds increasing to £20,261,539. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, citing adequate resources and mitigating measures against adverse conditions. Free reserves amounted to £936,258, which the trustees stated enabled the charity to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Western Limited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/05/1996£8.2m"Stoneleigh Abbey Preservation"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DELAPRE ABBEY PRESERVATION TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STONELEIGH ABBEY LIMITED£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
DELAPRE ABBEY PRESERVATION TRUST FY2025£2.2m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
ST MICHAEL'S ABBEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£1.6m—0below—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD LEIGH SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£275k—0within—no doubt
THE WESTMINSTER ABBEY TRUST FY2025£3.1m—0above—no doubt
ABERGLASNEY RESTORATION TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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