STATIONERS' HALL CHARITY

Registered charity 1169753 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Education and learning, including education in relation to the hall, library and archive of the Stationers' Company primarily via public access. The preservation, maintenance and enhancement of Stationers' Hall, and its immediate environs, and the preservation and conservation of artefacts and items of historic or artistic interest or merit of the library and archive of the Stationers' Company.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EDUCATION IN RELATION TO THE HALL, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE OF THE STATIONERS' COMPANY, PRIMARILY BY THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC ACCESS; AND2) THE PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT OF STATIONERS' HALL, AVE MARIA LANE, LONDON EC4M 7DD AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS, AND THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF ARTEFACTS AND ITEMS OF HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC INTEREST OR MERIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE OF THE STATIONERS' COMPANY.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£181k

Latest spending

£157k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £26,897 for the year, with total net assets increasing to £668,171. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted funds stood at £438,201, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover one year's administrative costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year’s administrative costs (reserves figure: £438k)

“The Trustees intend to retain sufficient Unrestricted Funds for one year’s administrative costs.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 12

“The Stationers’ Foundation is a charity closely related to The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers and also regarded as a related party. During the year the Foundation charged £7,388 (2024 - £6,830) to the charity in respect of the services of the administrator.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media 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)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 14
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 20
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Stationers' Hall Charity (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Jill Joneschair
Alasdair Charles Winbow Travers
Carol Anne Tullo
DAVID ALLAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephen Robert Richard Bourne
The Venerable Katherine Jane Hedderly · trustee of 2 other charities
William Hillier Stockting

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£181k	£157k
31/12/2024	£453k	£116k
31/12/2023	£123k	£15k
31/12/2022	£173k	£315k
31/12/2021	£81k	£1.0m

Common questions

Is STATIONERS' HALL CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £26,897 for the year, with total net assets increasing to £668,171. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted funds stood at £438,201, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover one year's administrative costs. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£358k
THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£200k
ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851	1	£50k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION	1	£18k
THE RISMAN FOUNDATION	1	£15k
MUKUL MADHAV FOUNDATION UK	1	£11k
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE STATIONERS' FOUNDATION.

THE STATIONERS' FOUNDATION income £291k
CHARITY FUND 1961 STATIONERS AND NEWSPAPER MAKERS COMPANY income £26k
STUART HALL FOUNDATION income £228k
OSWESTRY STATION BUILDING TRUST LIMITED income £337k
STATION HOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £238k
POSTAL HERITAGE TRUST income £6.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STATIONERS' HALL CHARITY	£181k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE STATIONERS' FOUNDATION FY2025	£291k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHARITY FUND 1961 STATIONERS AND NEWSPAPER MAKERS COMPANY FY2025	£26k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
STUART HALL FOUNDATION FY2026	£228k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OSWESTRY STATION BUILDING TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£337k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
STATION HOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2026	£238k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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