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STRETHAM CHARITY

Registered charity 1076863 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity can assist any resident of Stretham suffering hardship through financial difficulty, and especially if education costs are an issue, by making grants. Organisations providing services either social or educational, for Stretham residents, can likewise be considered for grant aid if they are supporting under-privileged residents.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY AS FOLLOWS:(1) UP TO 20% OF THE SAID INCOME SHALL BE APPLIED FOR THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT; AND (2) THE REMAINING INCOME SHALL BE APPLIED FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS , INCLUDING WIDOWS, RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, EITHER IN GIFTS IN KIND OR GRANTS OF MONEY WHICH MAY INCLUDE GRANTS TO ANY ALMSHOUSE OR OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: THE PARISH OF STRETHAM

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Cambridgeshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £549,018, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £15,000 to £20,000. The charity reported a net income increase from £51,558 to £60,903, driven by higher rental income and investment gains, while maintaining a going concern status with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £15,000 to £20,000 (reserves figure: £549k)
“Trustees' policy is to keep a General Reserve of £15,000 to £20,000 to ensure that adequate funds are available to meet the commitments to update the properties and any unforeseen requests for help during 2026 the trustees.” — page 5
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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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 31/12/2021 (received 07/11/2022, 7 days after the 31/10/2022 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£51k£37k
31/12/2024£52k£46k
31/12/2023£41k£28k
31/12/2022£96k£87k
31/12/2021£40k£23k

Common questions

Is STRETHAM CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £549,018, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £15,000 to £20,000. The charity reported a net income increase from £51,558 to £60,903, driven by higher rental income and investment gains, while maintaining a going concern status with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£82k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£1k
Moto Foundation1£750

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Reedham Centre.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STRETHAM CHARITY£51k—0unclear0.0%no doubt
Reedham Centre FY2025£170k——unclear—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM MUNICIPAL CHARITIES FY2025£331k——unclear—no doubt
TOTTENHAM DISTRICT CHARITY FY2026£115k—0unclear—no doubt
STREATHAM CENTRAL CHURCH FY2025£161k—0unclear—no doubt
SOCIAL CARE HOUSING TRUST FY2025£831k—0unclear—no doubt

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