STURTS COMMUNITY TRUST
Registered charity 1152152 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
A community for living and working together. A community to support and care for each other.Sturts Farm is a community working in education, care and support, agriculture, and the arts. Out of respect for the unique individuality of each human being, as inspired by the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, it fosters social and cultural renewal through mutual support and community building.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a group operating surplus of £176,945 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. The Board considers free reserves of £216,975 (group) to be sufficient to cover 28 days of expenditure, which is below the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
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: £217k; policy: three months' expenditure)
“The free reserves at the end of the financial year represent 28 day’s expenditure” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Twin Oaks (Co-Housing) Construction Limited
“Twin Oaks (Co-Housing) Construction Limited (Subsidiary) During the year advances of £20,707 (2024 - £41,000) were made to Twin Oaks (Co-Housing) Construction Ltd from Sturts Community Trust. The amount due from Twin Oaks (Co-Housing) Construction Limited at the balance sheet date is £61,708 (2024: £41,001).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Twin Oaks (Co-Housing) Construction Ltd
“The consolidated accounts comprise the financial statements of Sturts Community Trust, and of its subsidiary Twin Oaks (Co-Housing) Construction Ltd (registered company no 12040819).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
TWIN OAKS (CO-HOUSING) CONSTRUCTION LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
- Advances received from parent Sturts Community Trust: £20,707. Amount due to parent at balance sheet date: £61,708.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sturts Community Trust (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- LLOYD, Benjamin Mark — director, appointed 17/06/2025on trustee list
- WEBSTER, Mark Christopher — director, appointed 27/03/2024on trustee list
- WILLIAMS, Iain — director, appointed 14/10/2022on trustee list
- MALYON, Joy Elizabeth — director, appointed 22/07/2019on trustee list
- GRAY, Gabrielle Mary — director, appointed 25/04/2017on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £1.1m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Sturts Community Trust — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 15/04/2021. CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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- Sturts Community Trust: Good (24/06/2021) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/02/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Dorset
Income and spending
Common questions
Is STURTS COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a group operating surplus of £176,945 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. The Board considers free reserves of £216,975 (group) to be sufficient to cover 28 days of expenditure, which is below the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.
Who funds STURTS COMMUNITY TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name STURTS COMMUNITY TRUST as a grant recipient include TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST, ELLINGHAM AND RINGWOOD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Known funders
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