THE STEWARDS' TRUST

Registered charity 1102381 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Stewards' Trust is a Christian teaching charity, seeking to promote and encourage the Christian faith by providing Bible-based teaching, worship and ministry in a relaxed setting. The Trust works with people of all ages through three main strands - houseparties, youth events and schools/universities work.

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Latest income

£847k

Latest spending

£845k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,847 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £207,742. The trustees note that while reserves remain slightly above their policy target of six to twelve months of operating costs, a significant budgeted deficit for 2026 is expected to bring reserves into line with that policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between six and twelve months of regular operating costs not covered by committed standing order income (held: £208k)

“maintaining a free cash balance equal to between six and twelve months of regular operating costs not covered by committed standing order income expected to be received during that period.”

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

Total income

£847k

Total spending

£845k

Reserves (reported)

£208k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (64% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Jane Bryan
Elisabeth Turquand Watson · trustee of 1 other charity
IAN ROBERT MACE
Jonathan Cameron Childs Young
Rev Richard Gary Lloyd
Rev Rory John Balfour
Sophie Annastasia Laetitia Allen

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£847k	£845k
31/12/2024	£855k	£833k
31/12/2023	£684k	£720k
31/12/2022	£617k	£637k
31/12/2021	£302k	£293k

Common questions

Is THE STEWARDS' TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,847 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £207,742. The trustees note that while reserves remain slightly above their policy target of six to twelve months of operating costs, a significant budgeted deficit for 2026 is expected to bring reserves into line with that policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE STEWARDS' TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE STEWARDS' TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST	FY2025	£750
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST	FY2023	£500
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST	FY2022	£250

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
IGF TRANSATLANTIC LIMITED	1	£6.1m
THE P27 TRUST	1	£4.1m
MAGNIFY FOUNDATION	1	£241k
THE CHARIS TRUST	1	£140k
FIRSTFRUITS GOSPEL FOUNDATION	1	£124k
THE CORNERSTONE WORKS LTD	1	£92k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAM	1	£82k
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation	1	£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE OXFORD GOOD STEWARDS TRUST.

THE OXFORD GOOD STEWARDS TRUST income £907k
STEWARDS COMPANY LTD income £4.9m
THE LONDON GOOD STEWARDS TRUST income £355k
ST MARY'S CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST income £483k
THE SAINTBURY TRUST income £365k
STEWARDSHIP SERVICES (UKET) LIMITED income £170.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE STEWARDS' TRUST	£847k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE OXFORD GOOD STEWARDS TRUST FY2025	£907k	—	below	—	no doubt
STEWARDS COMPANY LTD FY2025	£4.9m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LONDON GOOD STEWARDS TRUST FY2023	£355k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST FY2025	£483k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SAINTBURY TRUST FY2025	£365k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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