STINCHCOMBE HILL TRUST

Registered charity 1143279 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trustee of The Stinchcombe Hill Recreation Ground Trust rcn 301620

Objects

(1) TO MAINTAIN STINCHCOMBE HILL IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND EXERCISE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF DURSLEY, CAM, STINCHCOMBE AND NORTH NIBLEY IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER, TAKING NOTE IN SO FAR AS IT IS POSSIBLE TO DO SO, OF THE WISHES OF THE ORIGINAL BENEFACTOR SIR STANLEY TUBBS TO PROVIDE FOR THE MUTUAL ENJOYMENT OF GOLFERS WALKERS AND HORSE RIDERS.(2) TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE SCHEDULED MONUMENT KNOWN AS DRAKESTONE POINT AND OTHER FEATURES ON STINCHCOMBE HILL WHICH ARE OF SPECIAL HISTORIC OR ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST.(3) TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE HISTORIC LANDSCAPE FEATURES AND HABITAT OF STINCHCOMBE HILL WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO REGISTERED SITES OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST AND ITS WILDLIFE AND VEGETATION.(4) TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF THE SPECIAL QUALITIES OF STINCHCOMBE HILL SO AS TO ENCOURAGE THE CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF STINCHCOMBE HILL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Stroud, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£70k
Latest spending
£68k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,475 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £69,748 against expenditure of £68,273. The charity holds unrestricted general funds of £45,169 and notes that it is becoming more reliant on grant funding to further its charitable objects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£70k£68k
31/03/2024£8k£11k
31/03/2023£9k£6k
31/03/2022£12k£7k
31/03/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is STINCHCOMBE HILL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,475 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £69,748 against expenditure of £68,273. The charity holds unrestricted general funds of £45,169 and notes that it is becoming more reliant on grant funding to further its charitable objects. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ASDA FOUNDATION1£14k
QUEENBOROUGH FISHERY TRUST1£9k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STALHAM AND BRUMSTEAD RECREATION GROUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STINCHCOMBE HILL TRUST£70k—0unclear—no doubt
STALHAM AND BRUMSTEAD RECREATION GROUND FY2025£55k—0unclear—noted
DEBENHAM VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD TRUST FY2025£753k—0unclear—no doubt
ABBOTSKERSWELL VILLAGE HALL TRUST FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
ROMODHAM TRUST FY2025£53k——unclear—no doubt
STINCHCOMBE VILLAGE HALL FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt

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