GOLDEN STABLE

Registered charity 276359 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GOLDEN STABLE CHARITABLE TRUST

Loans for projects undertaken by other Christian charitiesGrants to Christian work in third world countries.Share of equity in houses of christian workers in high cost areas

Objects

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITH POWER FOR THE TRUSTEES TO GIVE PREFERENCE TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR PURPOSES WHOSE OBJECTS OR WORK INVOLVES THE FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST OR THE SUPPORT OF THOSE INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE PROMOTION OF THAT GOSPEL.

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

Registered contact address: Tonbridge and Malling, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£102k
Latest spending
£99k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £5,367,246, described as 'high' due to decreased calls for loans. The trustees anticipate that future grants will exceed income from interest on loans, leading to a decrease in reserves over the coming years as long-term loans are repaid.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment Income (84% of income)
“Investment Income (Note 2) 86,331”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations to Qavah Trust, a charity where trustees N P Thomas and Jenny Thomas serve.
“Donations totalling £11,000 (2024 - £8,000) were made to Qavah Trust (formerly Tonbridge Youth Trust) being a charitable organisation in which N P Thomas and Jenny Thomas are Trustees.” — page 16
“A charge of £2,160 (2024 - £2,160) has been raised in respect of the use of office accommodation and facilities by Golden Stable for the year to 31 March 2025. The office accommodation is owned by North Frith Farm, a partnership in which N P Thomas is a partner.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Office accommodation charge to North Frith Farm, a partnership where trustee N P Thomas is a partner.
“Donations totalling £11,000 (2024 - £8,000) were made to Qavah Trust (formerly Tonbridge Youth Trust) being a charitable organisation in which N P Thomas and Jenny Thomas are Trustees.” — page 16
“A charge of £2,160 (2024 - £2,160) has been raised in respect of the use of office accommodation and facilities by Golden Stable for the year to 31 March 2025. The office accommodation is owned by North Frith Farm, a partnership in which N P Thomas is a partner.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 14/05/2024, 104 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 01/02/2022, 1 day after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India · Kent · Pakistan · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£102k£99k
31/03/2024£91k£100k
31/03/2023£84k£171k
31/03/2022£63k£162k
31/03/2021£64k£236k

Common questions

Is GOLDEN STABLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £5,367,246, described as 'high' due to decreased calls for loans. The trustees anticipate that future grants will exceed income from interest on loans, leading to a decrease in reserves over the coming years as long-term loans are repaid. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GOLDCREST FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GOLDEN STABLE£102k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GOLDCREST FOUNDATION FY2026£132k—0unclear—no doubt
GOLDEN SUNSET TRUST FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
ULTING OVERSEAS TRUST FY2025£84k—0unclear—no doubt
TAUNTON ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND FY2025£54k—0unclear—no doubt
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST FY2025£259k——above—no doubt

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