THE STONEYGATE TRUST

Registered charity 1119976 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LEICESTER FOUNDATION

The Trust is a general purpose charity

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM AT THE TRUSTEES' DISCRETION FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Charnwood, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £17,061,031, all of which are held within the Endowment Fund, while the Unrestricted Income Fund balance is nil. The Trustees confirm adequate resources for at least 42 months, supported by ongoing cash donations from connected parties and investment income, despite a net decrease in funds for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: W A Capital Limited (91% of income)
“During the year gifts of £650,000 (2024: £13,675,000) were received, £650,000 (2024: £3,105,000) being from W A Capital Limited.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The Income Fund reserve at 5 April 2025 was ENil (2024: £Nil) and the Endowment Fund was £17,061,031 (2024: £19,633,057).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Held 1,967,250 shares in Dunelm Group Plc, a company in which Sir W L Adderley, a Trustee, is a Director and Shareholder.
“At 5 April 2025 1,967,250 shares were held in Dunelm Group Plc (2024: 1,967,250 shares), a company in which Sir W L Adderley, a Trustee, is a Director and Shareholder.” — page 25
“Included in professional fees is ENil (2024: £5,856) in relation to fees paid to Mr A S Walden, a trustee to 15 September 2023. These fees were paid to Mr A S Walden as a self-employed consultant to provide research on prospective grants payable and for monitoring services on actual charitable grants and associated matters.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Paid £5,856 in professional fees to Mr A S Walden, a former trustee, for consulting services.
“At 5 April 2025 1,967,250 shares were held in Dunelm Group Plc (2024: 1,967,250 shares), a company in which Sir W L Adderley, a Trustee, is a Director and Shareholder.” — page 25
“Included in professional fees is ENil (2024: £5,856) in relation to fees paid to Mr A S Walden, a trustee to 15 September 2023. These fees were paid to Mr A S Walden as a self-employed consultant to provide research on prospective grants payable and for monitoring services on actual charitable grants and associated matters.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Magma Audit LLP. Discloses 5 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 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (72% 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£2.3m£1.7m
05/04/2024£14.9m£3.0m
05/04/2023£4.6m£7.5m
05/04/2022£3.9m£3.2m
05/04/2021£2.4m£1.9m

Common questions

Is THE STONEYGATE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £17,061,031, all of which are held within the Endowment Fund, while the Unrestricted Income Fund balance is nil. The Trustees confirm adequate resources for at least 42 months, supported by ongoing cash donations from connected parties and investment income, despite a net decrease in funds for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Magma Audit LLP.

Who funds THE STONEYGATE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE STONEYGATE TRUST as a grant recipient include KIDNEY RESEARCH UK.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
KIDNEY RESEARCH UKFY2022£2.5mStoneygate and Kidney Research UK Alport Research Hub

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE S AND Y CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE STONEYGATE TRUST£2.3m—0below—no doubt
THE S AND Y CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
THE STEEL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£937k—0unclear—no doubt
STONE KING FOUNDATION FY2025£41k—0unclear—no doubt
ASHENDENE TRUST FY2025£44k—0above—no doubt
ANNUNCIATION TRUST FY2026£83k—0above—no doubt

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