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STEWARDS COMPANY LTD

Registered charity 234558 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ACT AS OWNER OR AS CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE OF VARIOUS CHARITABLE PROPERTIES, MAINLY USED AS PLACES OF WORSHIP AND SITUATED EITHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR OVERSEAS AND TO ACT AS ADMINISTRATIVE TRUSTEE OF A NUMBER OF CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE TRUSTS INCLUDING THE J.W. LAING TRUST AND THE J.W. LAING BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.9m
Latest spending
£7.4m
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the company reported an operating deficit of £2,436,139, which was offset by net gains on investments of £14,953,321, resulting in a net incoming movement in funds of £12,517,182. The trustees confirm that the company's assets are adequate to fulfil its obligations and that the charity has a secure future with no material uncertainties about its ability to continue. Total funds carried forward at year-end were £181,567,711, comprising £2,768,786 in unrestricted funds and £178,798,925 in expendable endowment funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: 21
“The company has provided the services of an administrator and rented a small office to Western Counties and South Wales Evangelization Trust (charity number 234557), of which Mr G J Davies is a trustee. All transactions and charges are treated at arm's length.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Western Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £730k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£4.9m
Total spending
£7.4m
Cost of raising funds
£204k
Reserves (reported)
£2.8m
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (99% 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: 4.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£4.9m£7.4m
31/12/2024£5.0m£8.2m
31/12/2023£5.6m£7.1m
31/12/2022£3.8m£6.6m
31/12/2021£3.6m£6.1m

Common questions

Is STEWARDS COMPANY LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the company reported an operating deficit of £2,436,139, which was offset by net gains on investments of £14,953,321, resulting in a net incoming movement in funds of £12,517,182. The trustees confirm that the company's assets are adequate to fulfil its obligations and that the charity has a secure future with no material uncertainties about its ability to continue. Total funds carried forward at year-end were £181,567,711, comprising £2,768,786 in unrestricted funds and £178,798,925 in expendable endowment funds. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Western Limited.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS, OAKWOOD1£15k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. STEPHEN WITH ST. LUKE, PADDINGTON1£5k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE STEWARDS' TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STEWARDS COMPANY LTD£4.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE STEWARDS' TRUST FY2025£847k—0above—no doubt
THE LONDON GOOD STEWARDS TRUST FY2023£355k—0unclear—no doubt
REGALCREST TRUST LTD FY2025£346k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY (DULWICH) FY2024£451kmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
ST BUDEAUX CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TRUST FY2024£118k—0unclear—no doubt

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