ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITY

Registered charity 1095045 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ANDREW HOLBORN CHARITY

Relief in need within a defined geographical area in Holborn

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£724k

Latest spending

£714k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds substantial unrestricted reserves of £4,633,161, with £4,475,906 available for general use after designated amounts. The trustees report that they maintain sufficient reserves to meet expected future commitments and provide contingency against unforeseen needs, supported by a large endowment portfolio. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“one of whom received employee benefits of £70,000 - £80,000 (2024: one, £60,000 - £70,000).” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“one of whom received employee benefits of £70,000 - £80,000 (2024: one, £60,000 - £70,000).” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Investments (99% of income)

“During 2025, the Charity returned net Income of £875,527. Excluding net gains on investments of £865,956, the Charity achieved net income of £9,571.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient to meet their expected future commitments, together with an element of contingency provision against any significant, unforeseen need (held: £4.5m)

“The Trustees have recognised in their risk register the potential for loss of income arising from volatility in investment markets and they therefore maintain a level of reserves sufficient to meet their expected future commitments, together with an element of contingency provision against any significant, unforeseen need.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Charity receives a 2/27th share of income from Parish Estates Charity amounting to £1,330. At the year end £1,330 was due from Parish Estates Charity.

“The Charity receives a 2/27th share of income from Parish Estates Charity amounting to £1,330 (2024: £1,552). At the year end £1,330 (2024: £1,552) was due from Parish Estates Charity.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: St Andrew Holborn Trading Ltd

“The Charity, its sister charities at St Andrew Holborn (Bromfield’s Educational Foundation, the St Andrew Holborn Church Foundation, Parish Estates Charity and Lady Elizabeth Hatton's Charity) and St Andrew Holborn Trading Ltd have delegated to the Finance and Investment Committee the review of financial and investment matters” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2023) to £70,001 - £80,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£724k

Total spending

£714k

Cost of raising funds

£33k

Reserves (reported)

£4.5m

Employees

1

Reported reserves equal ~75.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (98% 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: 4.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

BISHOP OF FULHAMchair · trustee of 8 other charities
DAVID BALLANCE · trustee of 2 other charities
Jeremy Lewis Simons OBE · trustee of 1 other charity
Nasim Ali OBE · trustee of 3 other charities
Neil Anderson
Paul Nicholas Martinelli CC · trustee of 1 other charity
Paul Silas Weston · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev CHRISTOPHER MATTHEW SMITH · trustee of 6 other charities

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

Operates in: Camden · City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£724k	£714k
31/12/2024	£759k	£757k
31/12/2023	£734k	£626k
31/12/2022	£591k	£441k
31/12/2021	£430k	£553k

Common questions

Is ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds substantial unrestricted reserves of £4,633,161, with £4,475,906 available for general use after designated amounts. The trustees report that they maintain sufficient reserves to meet expected future commitments and provide contingency against unforeseen needs, supported by a large endowment portfolio. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
St Giles & St George	22/10/2024	£3k	Grant to St Andrew Holborn
St Giles & St George	18/07/2023	£3k	Grant to St Andrew Holborn
St Giles & St George	19/07/2022	£2k	Grant to St Andrew Holborn

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	1	£1.8m
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
DELAPAGE LIMITED	1	£100k
CHALFORDS LIMITED	1	£63k
JEG TRUST LIMITED	1	£33k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
DAVID TANNEN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
THE MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
REGIONS BEYOND UK income £353k
COMMUNITY CONCERN LONDON income £934
THE SPONNE AND BICKERSTAFFE CHARITY income £103k
HAMPSTEAD SEPHARDI COMMUNITY income £132k
HELP IN NEED TODAY income £558k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITY	£724k	£70,001 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
REGIONS BEYOND UK FY2024	£353k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY CONCERN LONDON FY2024	£934	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE SPONNE AND BICKERSTAFFE CHARITY FY2025	£103k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HAMPSTEAD SEPHARDI COMMUNITY FY2025	£132k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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