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ST MICHAELS CORNERSTONE TRUST

Registered charity 1085991 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The St Michael's Cornerstone Trust exists to support the people of the Lynworth, Priors and Whaddon area of Cheltenham. In particular the relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the maintenance and improvement of public amenities and the provision of leisure facilities in the interests of social welfare. A Care/Share shop, lunch and homework clubs are among a range of activities.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£234k
Latest spending
£186k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £68,588, which is above the stated policy target of £52,617 (equating to six months of overhead expenses). The charity reported a net movement in funds of £76,629 for the year, supported by total income of £262,936 against expenditure of £186,307.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of overhead expenses (held: £69k)
“The charity aims to retain a reserve in unrestricted funds of up to six months of overhead expenses. At 31 December 2025 this equated to £52,617” — page 12
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
31/12/2025£234k£186k
31/12/2024£162k£144k
31/12/2023£168k£143k
31/12/2022£161k£114k
31/12/2021£79k£104k

Common questions

Is ST MICHAELS CORNERSTONE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £68,588, which is above the stated policy target of £52,617 (equating to six months of overhead expenses). The charity reported a net movement in funds of £76,629 for the year, supported by total income of £262,936 against expenditure of £186,307. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Cheltenham Borough Council—£2kContinued provision of a project called Get Whaddon Moving.

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
FULHAM AND SOUTH KENSINGTON BRANCH OF THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION1—
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST1£86k
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST1£10k
ASCOT ROUND TABLE NO 9291£4k
THE S M B TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CORNERSTONE WORKS LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST MICHAELS CORNERSTONE TRUST£234k—0above—no doubt
THE CORNERSTONE WORKS LTD FY2023£498k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL'S, WANDSWORTH COMMON FY2024£233k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL, CHESTER SQUARE FY2025£681k—0unclear—no doubt
CORNERSTONE EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE, FULWELL FY2024£521k—0unclear—no doubt

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