CHARITY FUND 1961 STATIONERS AND NEWSPAPER MAKERS COMPANY

Registered charity 233251 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STATIONERS' FOUNDATION, THE STATIONERS' COMMUNITY FUND

The charity may apply its income to or for any charitable institution or purpose. The charity meets its objectives by applying its income to trade benevolent societies and other institutions associated with the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers. Civic and other appeals, including the Lord Mayor's appeal.

Objects

TRUST TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY FUND TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS, PURPOSE OR PURPOSES (INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR THE POOR OF THE COMPANY) AND IN SUCH SHARES BETWEEN THEM IF MORE THAN ONE, AS THE COURT OF ASSISTANTS SHALL FROM TIME AT ITS DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

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

Latest income

£26k

Latest spending

£26k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted reserves of £58,112, which the trustees confirm meets their policy of retaining reserves equivalent to the current year’s unrestricted income plus the following year’s budgeted governance costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £15,238 for the year, supported by investment gains, and maintains a conservative investment approach to mitigate risk.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: current year’s unrestricted income plus the following year’s budgeted governance costs (reserves figure: £58k)

“The trustees’ policy is to retain unrestricted reserves (free reserves) equivalent to the current year’s unrestricted income plus the following year’s budgeted governance costs.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Stationers’ Foundation charged £813 for administration services.

“The Stationers’ Foundation charged £813 (2024 - £751) for administration of the charity.”

“During the year, the Charity made a grant to The Stationers’ Company of £2,060 (2024 £2,000).” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant made to The Stationers’ Company.

“The Stationers’ Foundation charged £813 (2024 - £751) for administration of the charity.”

“During the year, the Charity made a grant to The Stationers’ Company of £2,060 (2024 £2,000).” — page 16

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 handling
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
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

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Volunteers: 1
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 profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

IAN GEOFFREY HARVEY LEGGETTchair
Andrew James Scrimgeour
Bettine Pellant
CAROL ANN TULLO
Christopher Rodney Smith
DAVID ALLAN · trustee of 1 other charity
David Nicholas Brealey
David Peter Bateman · trustee of 1 other charity
Douglas Wills
Gerard Joseph Heanue
Jani Tapio Levanen
Jill Louise Jones
Jonathan Ilan Drori CBE · trustee of 1 other charity
MARTIN W A RANDALL
MICHAEL JOHN JAMES
Moira Ruth Sleight
NICHOLAS MOCKETT
Oliver Edward Gadsby · trustee of 1 other charity
PAUL WILSON · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor Linda Sally Drew · trustee of 1 other charity
ROBERT M FLATHER
Rupert William Knowles
Sarah Mary Faulder
TREVOR J FENWICK
Wayne Campbell Sime

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£26k	£26k
31/12/2024	£29k	£23k
31/12/2023	£24k	£18k
31/12/2022	£21k	£46k
31/12/2021	£30k	£55k

Common questions

Is CHARITY FUND 1961 STATIONERS AND NEWSPAPER MAKERS COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted reserves of £58,112, which the trustees confirm meets their policy of retaining reserves equivalent to the current year’s unrestricted income plus the following year’s budgeted governance costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £15,238 for the year, supported by investment gains, and maintains a conservative investment approach to mitigate risk. 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 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BRIDE FLEET STREET	1	£3k
THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

STATIONERS' HALL CHARITY income £181k
CHARITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FOUNDERS income £99k
GRAFF FOUNDATION income £1.4m
THE CLERGY REST FUND income £27k
THE STATIONERS' FOUNDATION income £291k
FARRER AND CO CHARITABLE TRUST income £102k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHARITY FUND 1961 STATIONERS AND NEWSPAPER MAKERS COMPANY	£26k	—	above	—	no doubt
STATIONERS' HALL CHARITY FY2025	£181k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FOUNDERS FY2025	£99k	—	within	—	no doubt
GRAFF FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.4m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CLERGY REST FUND FY2025	£27k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE STATIONERS' FOUNDATION FY2025	£291k	—	above	—	no doubt

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