ST THOMAS'S DOLE CHARITY

Registered charity 244053 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Relief of need, hardship or distress in the Ancient Parish of Aston

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£76k
Latest spending
£65k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total assets of £1,391,612, comprising a restricted fund of £1,320,271 and unrestricted funds of £71,341. The trustees report a policy to maintain unrestricted reserves at a minimum level, noting that the charity spent more than its incoming resources from investments, resulting in a net increase in total assets driven by investment revaluation gains.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: reduce unrestricted reserves to a minimum and to maintain them at this level (held: £71k)
“It has been the policy of the trustees in recent years to reduce unrestricted reserves to a minimum and to maintain them at this level.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£76k£65k
30/09/2024£70k£55k
30/09/2023£69k£52k
30/09/2022£64k£68k
30/09/2021£55k£43k

Common questions

Is ST THOMAS'S DOLE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total assets of £1,391,612, comprising a restricted fund of £1,320,271 and unrestricted funds of £71,341. The trustees report a policy to maintain unrestricted reserves at a minimum level, noting that the charity spent more than its incoming resources from investments, resulting in a net increase in total assets driven by investment revaluation gains. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.