ST STEPHENS COTTAGES RUMBURGH TRUST

Registered charity 268999 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grants for maintenance and improvements to the churches of Rumburgh Abbey and St Michael South Elmham

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Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£13k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £113,595 as of 5 April 2025, an increase from the previous year's £86,833. The trustees report that they build up reserves in advance to cover major expenditure on the properties, which are the main generators of income. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Administration charges and legal fees totalling £Nil (2024 - £2,409) were paid to Sprake and Kingsley Solicitors, of which D J Sprake, a trustee of the Rumburgh Trust, is a partner.
“Administration charges and legal fees totalling £Nil (2024 - £2,409) were paid to Sprake and Kingsley Solicitors, of which D J Sprake, a trustee of the Rumburgh Trust, is a partner.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£42k£13k
05/04/2024£47k£15k
05/04/2023£45k£99k
05/04/2022£45k£16k
05/04/2021£38k£49k

Common questions

Is ST STEPHENS COTTAGES RUMBURGH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £113,595 as of 5 April 2025, an increase from the previous year's £86,833. The trustees report that they build up reserves in advance to cover major expenditure on the properties, which are the main generators of income. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.