STONE COMMUNITY HUB LTD
To relieve those living in Stone (Staffordshire) and surrounding areas who are in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability , financial hardship or other disadvantage by providing advice, assistance and activities to improve their quality of life and to alleviate the impacts of social isolation and adverse economic circumstances.
Objects
For the public benefit, 1. To relieve those living in Stone (Staffordshire) and surrounding areas who are in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, or financial hardship, in particular, but not exclusively, by providing advice, assistance and activities to help improve quality of life and in particular to alleviate the impacts of social isolation and adverse economic circumstances.2. To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.For the purpose of this clause ?socially excluded? means being excluded from society, or part of society, as a result of being a member of a socially and economically deprived community.?3. The relief of poverty or financial hardship in Stone and the surrounding areas by providing to individuals in need (and their dependants):(a) food, essential toiletries and household items that they could not otherwise afford; and(b) such other means, including (but not limited to) the provision of support, advice or signposting to relevant information and other advisory services.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £21,351 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £57,256 to £35,905. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted free reserves at year-end were £33,190, which is below the stated policy target of three months' budgeted expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“Ensuring unrestricted reserves to the equivalent of a minimum of 3 months’ budgeted expenditure plus restricted funds” — page 9
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025
- Volunteers: 22
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024
- Volunteers: 22
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023
- Volunteers: 25
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 06330349
Company officers (Companies House)
- JONES, Catherine Anne on trustee list
- WILDBLOOD, Hugo on trustee list
- YATES, Phil on trustee list
- WYATT, Gill Ann on trustee list
- CUTHBERT, Lynda Ann on trustee list
- LEIGHTON, Karen Lesley
Trustees
- Gill Wyattchair
- Catherine Jones
- Hugo Wildblood
- Lynda Ann Cuthbert
- Phil Yates
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2025 | £49k | £71k |
| 31/07/2024 | £77k | £82k |
| 31/07/2023 | £37k | £55k |
| 31/07/2022 | £34k | £36k |
| 31/07/2021 | £65k | £36k |
Common questions
Is STONE COMMUNITY HUB LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £21,351 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £57,256 to £35,905. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted free reserves at year-end were £33,190, which is below the stated policy target of three months' budgeted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/09/2023 | £10k | Making Lives Better |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| E3 INITIATIVE | 1 | £37k |
| THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement | 1 | £5k |
| THE OAKDALE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
| COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £500 |
Charities like this
- STONE COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS
- THE STONE FOUNDATION
- STONESFIELD COMMUNITY TRUST
- STEPPING STONE PROJECTS
- THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION
- THE STONE CHURCH MINISTRIES
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE COMMUNITY HUB LTD | £49k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STONE COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS | £31k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE STONE FOUNDATION | £942k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STONESFIELD COMMUNITY TRUST | £84k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STEPPING STONE PROJECTS | £14.5m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION | £7.3m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |