Stockport County Community Trust
Registered charity 1194114 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as County Community Trust, THE HATTERS PROJECT LIMITED
The charity arranges, promotes and delivers activities for the benefit of the public in particular in Stockport and its surrounding areas, including community participation in healthy recreation for children and other citizens who have needs due to their disablement, poverty or other social and economic circumstances - with the aim of improving their overall health, skills and conditions of life.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £78,869 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £975,578 against expenditure of £896,709. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £215,108, which is slightly below its stated policy target of approximately £220,000. The trustees are confident the charity will remain self-financing and continue to operate as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months running costs if all funding ceased suddenly (held: £215k)
“The Board has agreed to work towards a reserves policy of three months running costs if all funding ceased suddenly. This equates to approximately £220,000 based on projected figures for 2025/26 budgeted expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees are directors of the company
“The charity is controlled by the Trustees who are all directors of the company and are therefore related to it.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Stockport County Community Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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).
- John Michael Stevenson MBEchair
- David Anthony Cheetham
- Giles Peter Beswick
- Laura Jane Swindells
- Phillip Brown MBE
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Manchester City · Stockport
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Stockport County Community Trust financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £78,869 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £975,578 against expenditure of £896,709. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £215,108, which is slightly below its stated policy target of approximately £220,000. The trustees are confident the charity will remain self-financing and continue to operate as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds Stockport County Community Trust?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Stockport County Community Trust as a grant recipient include THE GREATER MANCHESTER HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUST.
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