STANLAW ABBEY DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Registered charity 1140449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SADT

The primary purpose of Stanlaw Abbey Development Trust is to improve the economic well-being and prosperity of Ellesmere Port and its resident, focusing in particular on areas on geographical areas of deprivation and demographical groups facing social or economic disadvantage. As such SADT aspires to be a primary force for sustained, community based economic regeneration and renewal

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£613k
Latest spending
£524k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £88,461 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £951,817. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting three to six months of expenditure, noting that current freely available reserves of £708,331 are maintained to withstand economic pressures and infrastructure needs. 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

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £708k)
“It is the policy of the Trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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)

1 registered title 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.

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

Total income
£613k
Total spending
£524k
Reserves (reported)
£952k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~21.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (51% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£613k£524k
30/06/2024£543k£476k
30/06/2023£269k£192k
30/06/2022£235k£157k
30/06/2021£197k£153k

Common questions

Is STANLAW ABBEY DEVELOPMENT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £88,461 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £951,817. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting three to six months of expenditure, noting that current freely available reserves of £708,331 are maintained to withstand economic pressures and infrastructure needs. 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 Xeinadin Audit Limited.