STONE NEST

Registered charity 1150118 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF DRAMATIC, LITERARY, MUSICAL AND OTHER ARTISTIC WORKS AND THE PROVISION OF REHEARSAL FACILITIES FOR SUCH PUBLIC PERFORMANCES; EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH WORKSHOPS, PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND SERVICES.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:2.1 TO PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF DRAMATIC, LITERARY, MUSICAL AND OTHER ARTISTIC WORKS AND THE PROVISION OF REHEARSAL FACILITIES FOR SUCH PUBLIC PERFORMANCES; AND2.2 TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH WORKSHOPS, PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND SERVICES.

Area of benefit: CITY OF WESTMINSTER

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£296k
Latest spending
£344k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net loss of £47,986 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £36,609. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves exceeds their stated policy target of £30,000, which is intended to cover three months of employee salaries and fixed expenses. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient cash flows to continue operating as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“One employee had emoluments in excess of GBP 60,000 during the year.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee had emoluments in excess of GBP 60,000 during the year.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £37k)
“The Trustees consider that the ideal level of reserves as at 31 March 2025 would be GBP 30,000. The Trustees believe this to be a relevant consideration as these funds would ensure that the charity would be able to meet the salaries of the Charity's employees for three months” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£296k£344k
31/03/2024£374k£341k
31/03/2023£313k£263k
31/03/2022£133k£151k
31/03/2021£96k£94k

Common questions

Is STONE NEST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net loss of £47,986 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £36,609. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves exceeds their stated policy target of £30,000, which is intended to cover three months of employee salaries and fixed expenses. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient cash flows to continue operating as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of STONE NEST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.