STYLE ACRE

Registered charity 1101626 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity supports adults with learning disabilities and associated disabilities including autism, sensory impairment and mental health problems. We provide support to enable people to live in their own homes and also provide a Day Opportunities service and volunteering project to support people to access leisure, education and work.

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

Latest income
£12.7m
Latest spending
£12.8m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £2,500,235, which is above the charity's stated policy target of approximately two months' running costs (£1,680,098). 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: £120,001 - £130,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“In the band £120,001 - £130,000 4” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £2.5m)
“The charity's policy is to maintain available unrestricted funds at, or around, a level which enables the ongoing activities of the charity to be funded for a period of approximately two months looking forward. This amounts to £1,680,098” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Style Acre recharged administration costs to Acre Housing.
“Style Acre recharged administration costs totalling £65,273 (2024: £65,274) to Acre Housing.” — page 44
“During the year Acre Housing made an unrestricted donation to Style Acre of £127,502 (2024: £115,478).” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Acre Housing made an unrestricted donation to Style Acre.
“Style Acre recharged administration costs totalling £65,273 (2024: £65,274) to Acre Housing.” — page 44
“During the year Acre Housing made an unrestricted donation to Style Acre of £127,502 (2024: £115,478).” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees' relatives receive services from the charity.
“Style Acre recharged administration costs totalling £65,273 (2024: £65,274) to Acre Housing.” — page 44
“During the year Acre Housing made an unrestricted donation to Style Acre of £127,502 (2024: £115,478).” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Style Acre Trading Limited
“The charity has a fully owned subsidiary, Style Acre Trading Limited, through which it carries out a number of trading enterprises (social enterprises) and also delivers some of its charitable objectives” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Style Acre (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

CQC provider record: Style Acre — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 07/11/2017.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£12.7m
Total spending
£12.8m
Cost of raising funds
£88k
Reserves (reported)
£1.7m
Employees
405

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£12.7m£12.8m
31/03/2024£12.0m£12.2m
31/03/2023£10.6m£10.8m
31/03/2022£10.1m£10.0m
31/03/2021£9.7m£8.9m

Common questions

Is STYLE ACRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £2,500,235, which is above the charity's stated policy target of approximately two months' running costs (£1,680,098). 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 James Cowper Kreston Audit.

What does the highest-paid employee of STYLE ACRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,001 - £130,000 band.

Who funds STYLE ACRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STYLE ACRE as a grant recipient include THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE, THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE ROWSE FAMILY TRUST, THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/04/2025£143kWork Programme for People with Learning Disabilities
Sport England09/07/2024£15kSABRe Multi-sports
Sport England15/07/2021£1kTGC CF SABRe Beginners Yoga
The National Lottery Community Fund31/10/2018£46kSABRe - Phase Two
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2015£272kSABRe
The National Lottery Community Fund21/10/2010£10kRebound Therapy For All

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACRE HOUSING.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STYLE ACRE£12.7m£120,001 - £130,000—unclear—no doubt
ACRE HOUSING FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
ACORN COMMUNITY CARE FY2025£2.4m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ACRE FY2025£363kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
ACORN VILLAGES LIMITED FY2025£4.7m£60,001 - £70,000—unclear—no doubt
ACTION WITH COMMUNITIES IN RURAL ENGLAND (ACRE) FY2025£5.0mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt

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