ST MONICA TRUST

Registered charity 202151 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HENRY HERBERT WILLS FOR CHRONIC OR INCURABLE SUFFERERS WHICH CHARITY INCLUDES THE ST MONICA HOME

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Latest income

£53.7m

Latest spending

£61.4m

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total unrestricted reserves were £27.6m at the end of the year, a decrease from £42.7m in the previous period. The charity reported a net current liability position of £10.3m but confirmed it has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months, supported by its endowment assets and borrowing facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Endowment Trustee fees paid to Society of Merchant Venturers of Bristol, a related party as Council members are also members of the Society.

“The Trust paid a fee including reallocation of salaries and overhead costs totalling £270,608 (2023: £253,615) to the Society of Merchant Venturers of Bristol to cover the services it provides in its role as Endowment Trustee (note 6(a)).” — page 62

“During the year, St Monica Trust provided to St Monica Trading Limited staff time, catering supplies and other operating costs totalling £567,878 (2023: £599,358) and collected £580,082 (2023: £619,458) of income.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Transactions with St Monica Trading Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary.

“The Trust paid a fee including reallocation of salaries and overhead costs totalling £270,608 (2023: £253,615) to the Society of Merchant Venturers of Bristol to cover the services it provides in its role as Endowment Trustee (note 6(a)).” — page 62

“During the year, St Monica Trust provided to St Monica Trading Limited staff time, catering supplies and other operating costs totalling £567,878 (2023: £599,358) and collected £580,082 (2023: £619,458) of income.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Transactions with Somerdale Pavilion Trust, a wholly owned subsidiary.

“The Trust paid a fee including reallocation of salaries and overhead costs totalling £270,608 (2023: £253,615) to the Society of Merchant Venturers of Bristol to cover the services it provides in its role as Endowment Trustee (note 6(a)).” — page 62

“During the year, St Monica Trust provided to St Monica Trading Limited staff time, catering supplies and other operating costs totalling £567,878 (2023: £599,358) and collected £580,082 (2023: £619,458) of income.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: St Monica Trading Limited, Somerdale Pavilion Trust

“The group is structured as three entities – the parent charity St Monica Trust and its wholly owned subsidiaries St Monica Trading Limited (incorporated on 17 November 2017) and Somerdale Pavilion Trust (incorporated on 17 December 2018).” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Trading subsidiary: ST MONICA TRADING LIMITED Companies House 11070522
Trading subsidiary: SOMERDALE PAVILION TRUST Companies House 11730938

SOMERDALE PAVILION TRUST — per its own Companies House accounts

Turnover: £1.4m
Profit before tax: £-342k
St Monica Trust provided £46,542 in staff time and funds; Somerdale Pavilion Trust provided £225,154 in parking and academy rent services. A net payable of £319,887 is owed to St Monica Trust at year-end.

ST MONICA TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

Turnover: £631k
Profit before tax: £19k
Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £12k
Debtors include £19,180 owed by group undertakings.

“Gift Aid donations of £12,288 were made in the year ended 31 December 2025 in relation to the prior year (2024: £19,970). This has been accounted for in the Statement of Changes in Equity. Gift aid distributions totalling £19,180 will be made post year end in relation to the current year and will be shown as a distribution in the 2026 Statement of Changes in Equity.”

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Buyer	Contract	Awarded	Value
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board	Discharge to Assess Community Beds	—	—

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: The Council of St Monica Trust — Registered, 10 registered locations, 4 regulated activities, last inspected 12/06/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (5,419 likes) · instagram (1,513 followers)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£53.7m

Total spending

£61.4m

Cost of raising funds

£3.0m

Reserves (reported)

£27.6m

Employees

1,392

Reported reserves equal ~5.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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: 5.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ST MONICA TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Gloucestershire · North Somerset · Somerset · South Gloucestershire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£53.7m	£61.4m
31/12/2023	£53.9m	£58.2m
31/12/2022	£44.9m	£51.6m
31/12/2021	£44.8m	£47.3m
31/12/2020	£44.1m	£47.5m

Common questions

Is ST MONICA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total unrestricted reserves were £27.6m at the end of the year, a decrease from £42.7m in the previous period. The charity reported a net current liability position of £10.3m but confirmed it has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months, supported by its endowment assets and borrowing facilities. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming LLP.

Who funds ST MONICA TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST MONICA TRUST as a grant recipient include THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£7k	The Relief of Those in Need
THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£4k	Relief of those in Need
THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k	Other Charitable Purposes
THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k	Other Charitable Purposes

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 ROZAC CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£9k
H P CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MOYNITRUST.

MOYNITRUST income £164k
THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUST income £438k
MYR CHARITABLE TRUST income £114k
M O CHARITABLE TRUST income £146k
OMEGA COMMUNITY LIVING LIMITED income £856k
THE MARCELA TRUST income £8.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST MONICA TRUST	£53.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MOYNITRUST FY2025	£164k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£438k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MYR CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£114k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
M O CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£146k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
OMEGA COMMUNITY LIVING LIMITED FY2025	£856k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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