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THE STUART HINE TRUST CIO

Registered charity 1168500 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust administers royalties due from the hymn How Great Thou Art! and its derivatives, invest the receipts and ensure that the resulting funds are used for charitable purposes only.

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Latest income
£638k
Latest spending
£592k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the trust generated a surplus of £46,231 for the year, with total unrestricted funds reaching £208,089. This exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £120,000, which is calculated to exceed anticipated annual commitments of approximately £160,000. The trustees confirm adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Our main source of income is the copyright royalties we receive from the hymn How Great Thou Art!” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £120,000 (held: £208k)
“It is the policy of the trust to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the trust, at a level which exceeds the anticipated annual commitments. This is calculated as £120,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee fees
“Mrs M Churchyard, a Trustee, received fees of £8,250 (2024: £5,200) for professional services during the year.” — page 16
“Mr R Bodkin, a Trustee, received fees of £575 (2024: £2,300) for professional services before his retirement.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee fees
“Mrs M Churchyard, a Trustee, received fees of £8,250 (2024: £5,200) for professional services during the year.” — page 16
“Mr R Bodkin, a Trustee, received fees of £575 (2024: £2,300) for professional services before his retirement.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee employment with grant recipient
“Mrs M Churchyard, a Trustee, received fees of £8,250 (2024: £5,200) for professional services during the year.” — page 16
“Mr R Bodkin, a Trustee, received fees of £575 (2024: £2,300) for professional services before his retirement.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£638k
Total spending
£592k
Reserves (reported)
£208k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ghana · India · Latvia · Moldova · Papua New Guinea · Romania · Russia · Slovakia · Throughout England And Wales · Ukraine

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£638k£592k
31/03/2024£627k£646k
31/03/2023£491k£519k
31/03/2022£436k£447k
31/03/2021£387k£401k

Common questions

Is THE STUART HINE TRUST CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trust generated a surplus of £46,231 for the year, with total unrestricted funds reaching £208,089. This exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £120,000, which is calculated to exceed anticipated annual commitments of approximately £160,000. The trustees confirm adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE STUART HINE TRUST CIO£638k—0above—no doubt
THE SAINTBURY TRUST FY2025£365k—0unclear—no doubt
STIWT ARTS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£274k—0unclear—noted
THE STUART HALBERT FOUNDATION FY2025£210k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JULIAN BREAM TRUST FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HANDEL HOUSE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£982k£80,000 - £90,0001unclear34.1%no doubt

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