THE GRAIN HOUSE TRUST

Registered charity 1096632 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ by demonstrating His love within the community. Run numerous seminars & courses like Alpha for all those interested in the Christian faith that come to church & live in the local community. Relieve people in need & hardship, support parents, teenagers, children, the elderly & those with special needs through various church & community activities.

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN ALTON HAMPSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED "THE TRUSTEES") MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFILL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED , INFIRM OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;C) TO PROMOTE AND FULFILL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (INCLUDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION) BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN ALTON HAMPSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Area of benefit: THE COMMUNITY IN ALTON HAMPSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

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

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

Registered contact address: East Hampshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£532k
Latest spending
£499k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the financial statements are audited consolidated statements for the year ended 30 June 2025. The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 24 March 2026. No specific financial health metrics or reserves data are provided in the excerpt.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Warner Wilde Limited. Discloses 3 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 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 204
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 170
  • Government income: £3,000 — grants £3,000 (1); under 1% of the £526,588 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Volunteers: 175
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 30/06/2024 (received 24/05/2025, 24 days after the 30/04/2025 due date); year ending 30/06/2021 (received 30/06/2022, 61 days after the 30/04/2022 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£532k
Total spending
£499k
Cost of raising funds
£114k
Reserves (reported)
£247k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (76% 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: 21.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£532k£499k
30/06/2024£527k£442k
30/06/2023£501k£410k
30/06/2022£512k£377k
30/06/2021£439k£392k

Common questions

Is THE GRAIN HOUSE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the financial statements are audited consolidated statements for the year ended 30 June 2025. The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 24 March 2026. No specific financial health metrics or reserves data are provided in the excerpt. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Warner Wilde Limited.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WATERLOOVILLE GOSPEL HALL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GRAIN HOUSE TRUST£532k——unclear—no doubt
WATERLOOVILLE GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£164k——unclear—no doubt
THE GOOD NEWS CHURCH FY2025£48k—0above—noted
TREASURE HOUSE MINISTRIES FY2025£43k——unclear—no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE AGRICULTURAL HOUSE FOUNDATION FY2026£100k——unclear—no doubt
GRACE CHURCH MILTON KEYNES FY2025£196k——unclear0.5%no doubt

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