THE STABLE TRUST

Registered charity 251378 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST PARK CHURCH

Religious activities

Objects

TO FURTHER THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY ALL MEANS OF EVANGELISM INCLUDING SOCIAL AND WELFARE WORK.

Area of benefit: WOLVERHAMPTON

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: Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£81k

Latest spending

£135k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of £53,976 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted net assets from £336,159 to £282,183. The trustees note that the charity is financially dependent on voluntary support and maintains savings to meet unexpected expenses, with no funds held in deficit and no borrowing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Covenant giving (58% of income)

“Covenant giving 46,754”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: savings accounts to meet any large, unexpected expenses (reserves figure: £282k)

“The officers of the Church have set up savings accounts to meet any large, unexpected expenses. Any surplus funds after the day-to-day operating running costs are transferred to these savings accounts. The Reserves Policy is reviewed annually by the officers of the Church in accordance with Charity Commission guidelines.” — page 4

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

STEVE DOYLEchair
ADRIAN SARGENT
COURTNEY SMITH
IAN LEADBEATER
PAUL BRADLEY
ROBERT GOUGH

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

Operates in: Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£81k	£135k
31/12/2024	£90k	£110k
31/12/2023	£87k	£92k
31/12/2022	£109k	£97k
31/12/2021	£106k	£124k

Common questions

Is THE STABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of £53,976 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted net assets from £336,159 to £282,183. The trustees note that the charity is financially dependent on voluntary support and maintains savings to meet unexpected expenses, with no funds held in deficit and no borrowing. 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
AMABRILL LTD	1	£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE STABLE (BARNET).

THE STABLE (BARNET) income £49k
TRUST PROPERTY AND FUNDS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH AND CONGREGATION income £1.0m
TYNESIDE CHARITABLE TRUST income £30k
R S CHARITABLE TRUST income £227k
THE STOW ALLEN TRUST income £34k
THE STANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £29k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE STABLE TRUST	£81k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE STABLE (BARNET) FY2025	£49k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TRUST PROPERTY AND FUNDS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH AND CONGREGATION FY2025	£1.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TYNESIDE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£30k	—	below	—	no doubt
R S CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£227k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE STOW ALLEN TRUST FY2025	£34k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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