THE SIR OSWALD STOLL FOUNDATION
Registered charity 207939 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Stoll is the leading provider of supported housing to vulnerable and disabled Veterans. Stoll house over 280 Veterans across five sites and hundreds more across the country through the Veterans Nomination Scheme. Stoll offer life-changing support including employability, mental health and outreach services as well as vocational activities.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a total comprehensive income surplus of £69.8m for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily driven by a £71.7m profit on the disposal of its Fulham estate. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves increased significantly to £63.4m, allowing the charity to maintain a reserves position well above its stated policy target of three months' operating costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months' operating costs (held: £63.4m)
“The Charity’s Reserves Policy is to maintain sufficient unrestricted income reserves to enable it to meet its short-term financial obligations (currently deemed to be three months’ operating costs)” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Four tenant trustees paid rent to the charity.
“Four Tenant Trustee served on The Stoll Foundation 's Board of Trustees. The normal chargeable rent is applied. Rent for the year – £4,562 (2023-24: £1,650)” — page 48
“The Charity applied for and received a grant from Queen Mary Roehampton Trust where the ex-CEO was a trustee. Grant - £ 20,000” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received a grant from Queen Mary Roehampton Trust, where the ex-CEO was a trustee.
“Four Tenant Trustee served on The Stoll Foundation 's Board of Trustees. The normal chargeable rent is applied. Rent for the year – £4,562 (2023-24: £1,650)” — page 48
“The Charity applied for and received a grant from Queen Mary Roehampton Trust where the ex-CEO was a trustee. Grant - £ 20,000” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with a party related to an executive team member.
“Four Tenant Trustee served on The Stoll Foundation 's Board of Trustees. The normal chargeable rent is applied. Rent for the year – £4,562 (2023-24: £1,650)” — page 48
“The Charity applied for and received a grant from Queen Mary Roehampton Trust where the ex-CEO was a trustee. Grant - £ 20,000” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The Foundation engaged with the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) due to a difficult financial position in the previous year, though the regulator announced in July 2024 that there were 'no more viability concerns going forward'.
“Because of its difficult financial position throughout the previous financial year, The Foundation engaged with the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) to ensure all appropriate actions were being undertaken, and contingency measures put in place. After detailed financial reporting over an extended period, in July 2024, the Regulator announced that it was satisfied that there were ‘no more viability concerns going forward’ and that further monitoring beyond the routine annual reporting was no longer required.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Stoll Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Field Marshal the Lord Walker of Aldringham — President (source)
- HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh — Patron (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Army Benevolent Fund — “We would like to thank all our partners for enabling us to offer a wide range of housing and support services to veterans. Army Benevolent F…” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
15 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £1.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£524k
Reserves (reported)
£71.2m
Reported reserves equal ~153.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (76% 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: 13.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Gary Michael Lashkochair
- Carol Angela Rookner
- Charles Edward Neville Peach
- David Arthur
- Dr Ian Fyfe-Green · trustee of 1 other charity
- Karl Craig
- Stephen Michael Elliot
- TIMOTHY DAVID ROSSINGTON
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE SIR OSWALD STOLL FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total comprehensive income surplus of £69.8m for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily driven by a £71.7m profit on the disposal of its Fulham estate. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves increased significantly to £63.4m, allowing the charity to maintain a reserves position well above its stated policy target of three months' operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
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