THE NAPIER HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1176571 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Napier Hall Trust owns the Napier Hall which is used by members of St Stephen's Church in furthering the work of the church in the parish. It is also available to hire to members of the local and wider community. Any income arising, which is not needed for the maintenance of the Napier Hall, is donated to the Parochial Church Council of St Stephen with St John Westminster.

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Latest income

£197k

Latest spending

£117k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,137,131, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £120,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £79,747 for the year, with total income of £196,641 covering total expenditure of £116,894. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The Napier Hall is managed by the PCC and the trustees are also trustees of the PCC. Charges are made to the Napier Hall Trust for the expenditure relating to the hall and for the cost of the management of the hall... The trustees pay a substantial donation each year to the PCC.

“The Napier Hall is managed by the PCC and the trustees are also trustees of the PCC. Charges are made to the Napier Hall Trust for the expenditure relating to the hall and for the cost of the management of the hall as set out in Notes 7, 8 and 11 of the accounts. The trustees pay a substantial donation each year to the PCC.” — page 3

“Donation to PCC of St Stephen with St John 70,000” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation to PCC of St Stephen with St John 70,000

“The Napier Hall is managed by the PCC and the trustees are also trustees of the PCC. Charges are made to the Napier Hall Trust for the expenditure relating to the hall and for the cost of the management of the hall as set out in Notes 7, 8 and 11 of the accounts. The trustees pay a substantial donation each year to the PCC.” — page 3

“Donation to PCC of St Stephen with St John 70,000” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Amount owed to the PCC of St Stephen with St John, Westminster 26,726

“The Napier Hall is managed by the PCC and the trustees are also trustees of the PCC. Charges are made to the Napier Hall Trust for the expenditure relating to the hall and for the cost of the management of the hall as set out in Notes 7, 8 and 11 of the accounts. The trustees pay a substantial donation each year to the PCC.” — page 3

“Donation to PCC of St Stephen with St John 70,000” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Matthew Morony · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev GRAHAM MARTIN BUCKLE · trustee of 7 other charities
Suzanne Margaret Dawn Standring · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£197k	£117k
31/12/2023	£189k	£129k
31/12/2022	£181k	£119k
31/12/2021	£194k	£117k
31/12/2020	£128k	£121k

Common questions

Is THE NAPIER HALL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,137,131, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £120,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £79,747 for the year, with total income of £196,641 covering total expenditure of £116,894. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2024 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 John Gurney Charitable Trust	1	£110k
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£55k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£37k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)	1	£32k
THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUST	1	£30k
THE MARTIN LAING FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TAVERHAM	1	£5k
THE BARRATT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ST STEPHEN'S RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION TRUST.

THE ST STEPHEN'S RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION TRUST income £155k
JAMES ALFRED AND EMMA CLARA HALL FUND income £151k
TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH UPPER CHAPEL income £214k
Westminster Methodist Central Hall Trust income £9.0m
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST NICHOLAS, HARPENDEN income £640k
THE NORFOLK CHURCHES TRUST LIMITED income £451k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE NAPIER HALL TRUST	£197k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ST STEPHEN'S RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION TRUST FY2024	£155k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
JAMES ALFRED AND EMMA CLARA HALL FUND FY2025	£151k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH UPPER CHAPEL FY2025	£214k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Westminster Methodist Central Hall Trust FY2025	£9.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST NICHOLAS, HARPENDEN FY2024	£640k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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