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STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED

Registered charity 1081386 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LION TRUST LTD.

Making grants to those institutions falling within the charities objects

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.4m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £0, despite having total net assets of £6,454,121 primarily in investment property. The trustees report net current liabilities of £1,296,993 but confirm going concern status, noting that creditors are related parties who have agreed to continue supporting the charity.

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 the year end, the charity had £Nil (2024: £Nil) free reserves.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from companies connected to Trustees
“Donations received includes amounts aggregating £1,653,500 (2024: £1,330,150) from companies connected to Trustees.” — page 27
“Of the £1,428,874 (2024: £1,135,751) donations granted, £54,680 (2024: £59,250) were made to charities which have Trustees who are family members with one of the Trustees in this charity.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants to charities with Trustees who are family members
“Donations received includes amounts aggregating £1,653,500 (2024: £1,330,150) from companies connected to Trustees.” — page 27
“Of the £1,428,874 (2024: £1,135,751) donations granted, £54,680 (2024: £59,250) were made to charities which have Trustees who are family members with one of the Trustees in this charity.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cohen Arnold. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

18 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £6.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£2.4m
Total spending
£2.0m
Cost of raising funds
£598k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (70% 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: 25.1% 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
31/07/2025£2.4m£2.0m
31/07/2024£1.9m£1.9m
31/07/2023£2.0m£3.6m
31/07/2022£1.2m£1.8m
31/07/2021£738k£1.4m

Common questions

Is STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £0, despite having total net assets of £6,454,121 primarily in investment property. The trustees report net current liabilities of £1,296,993 but confirm going concern status, noting that creditors are related parties who have agreed to continue supporting the charity. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cohen Arnold.

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
ASHKELON FOUNDATION1£438k
THE ROZAC CHARITABLE TRUST1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with M O CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED£2.4m—0below—no doubt
M O CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£146k—0within—no doubt
ORDER OF THE COMPANY OF MARY OUR LADY CIO FY2025£424k—0unclear—no doubt
DURLSTON COURT SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.1m£90,001 - £100,0002above—no doubt
LITTLE GIVING FY2024£641k—0unclear—no doubt
C A ROOKES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£197k—0unclear—no doubt

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