THE AUTUMN STONE FOUNDATION
General Charitable Purposes. Trust is open to applications. Please submit your application to https://funding.ludlowtrust.com
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE TO FURTHER SUCH OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHCIH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £43,067 and bank balances of £102,195 at the end of the period. The trustees pursue a policy of maintaining free reserves to cover future needs, opportunities, contingencies, and risks. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or their accord with those records.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks.”
“Ludlow Trust Company Limited was paid £17,834 for trust administration and cash management fees during the year under review. These fees are authorised under clause 6 of the trust deed.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 15/12/2025
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 15/12/2024
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 15/12/2023
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- CLARE ELIZABETH LANGSTAFF
- LUDLOW TRUST COMPANY LTD
- Nigel Jeremy Langstaff
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 15/12/2025 | £69k | £86k |
| 15/12/2024 | £115k | £141k |
| 15/12/2023 | £78k | £79k |
| 15/12/2022 | £58k | £123k |
| 15/12/2021 | £85k | £101k |
Common questions
Is THE AUTUMN STONE FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £43,067 and bank balances of £102,195 at the end of the period. The trustees pursue a policy of maintaining free reserves to cover future needs, opportunities, contingencies, and risks. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or their accord with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE AUTUMN STONE FOUNDATION | £69k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| INTRUST | £482k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ACCOMPLISHMENT TRUST | £166k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THOMAS HENRY NORMAN ALLEN CHARITABLE TRUST | £77k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WILLOUGHBY HARRY THOMPSON CHARITABLE TRUST | £39k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ANTHONY SCHOLEFIELD FOUNDATION | £92k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |