STONE LANE GARDENS

Registered charity 1141252 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STONE LANE GARDENS LTD

Our mission is to conserve birch and alder trees from around the world by promoting, researching, propagating and displaying our National Collections in our beautiful arboretum to educate and inform the public. To promote understanding of the natural world by raising and distributing trees. Promoting appreciation of art by holding exhibitions of high quality art in a natural setting.

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Latest income
£105k
Latest spending
£106k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £584 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total funds. The trustees note that the general reserve fund currently covers 3 months of liabilities, with an intention to increase this to 6 months, and free reserves stood at £20,596.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £21k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“The general reserve fund currently covers 3 months liabilities and the intention is to increase this to 6 months.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£105k£106k
31/03/2024£95k£105k
31/03/2023£94k£112k
31/03/2022£123k£100k
31/03/2021£95k£96k

Common questions

Is STONE LANE GARDENS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £584 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total funds. The trustees note that the general reserve fund currently covers 3 months of liabilities, with an intention to increase this to 6 months, and free reserves stood at £20,596. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds STONE LANE GARDENS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STONE LANE GARDENS as a grant recipient include THE LINDER FOUNDATION, THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LINDER FOUNDATIONFY2025£29kGeneral Charitable Causes
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2021£9kStone Lane Public Carpark All Weather Matting