THE STANTON HOUSE TRUST

Registered charity 275205 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The encouragement and refreshment of Christians in a retreat environment and the strengthening of the faith of local Christian workers.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Oxfordshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£176k
Latest spending
£157k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £104,390 to £95,887 due to a net decrease in funds, while restricted funds increased significantly to £70,327. The charity holds cash reserves of £140,772 and net current assets of £125,551, which the trustees consider prudent against their policy of retaining three months' running costs. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs, plus contingent repairs to the property (reserves figure: £96k)
“The trustees have agreed that it is prudent to retain net current assets equivalent to three months running costs,plus contingent repairs to the property.” — page 10
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.

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

  • Volunteers: 3

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

  • Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£176k£157k
31/12/2024£175k£135k
31/12/2023£183k£164k
31/12/2022£131k£129k
31/12/2021£129k£100k

Common questions

Is THE STANTON HOUSE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £104,390 to £95,887 due to a net decrease in funds, while restricted funds increased significantly to £70,327. The charity holds cash reserves of £140,772 and net current assets of £125,551, which the trustees consider prudent against their policy of retaining three months' running costs. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE STANTON HOUSE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE STANTON HOUSE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE STUART HINE TRUST CIO.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STUART HINE TRUST CIOFY2022£12k

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
M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY)1£37k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE STANTON HOUSE TRUST£176k—0unclear—no doubt
THE STOW ALLEN TRUST FY2025£34k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROSTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£43k—0unclear—no doubt
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£397k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TRESANTON TRUST FY2025£470k—0below—no doubt
FATHER'S HOUSE, BATH FY2025£93k—0unclear—no doubt

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