HORSPATH STONE PIT CHARITY

Registered charity 281187 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£275k

Latest spending

£999k

Registered

1980

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FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £724,311 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £904,047 to £179,736. The independent examiner reported a matter of concern regarding the validity of grants awarded to the sole trustee, Horspath Parish Council, noting that discussions were entered into to ensure compliance. The charity holds £1,081,892 in cash at bank but has creditors of £902,156, resulting in net current assets of £179,736.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: reserves are to be retained towards future capital projects that are under consideration and likely to be of very high value (held: £180k)

“The trustees have determined that reserves are to be retained towards future capital projects that are under consideration and likely to be of very high value.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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HORSPATH PARISH COUNCIL

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£275k	£999k
31/03/2024	£250k	£42k
31/03/2023	£250k	£37k
31/03/2022	£188k	£68k
31/03/2021	£100k	£94k

Common questions

Is HORSPATH STONE PIT CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £724,311 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £904,047 to £179,736. The independent examiner reported a matter of concern regarding the validity of grants awarded to the sole trustee, Horspath Parish Council, noting that discussions were entered into to ensure compliance. The charity holds £1,081,892 in cash at bank but has creditors of £902,156, resulting in net current assets of £179,736. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HORLEY.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HORLEY income £203k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, HURSTPIERPOINT income £275k
TELFORD HORSEHAY STEAM TRUST COMPANY LIMITED income £100k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY HASTINGS income £784k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY STAPLETON BRISTOL income £168k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUCCLECOTE, ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES income £127k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HORSPATH STONE PIT CHARITY	£275k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HORLEY FY2024	£203k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, HURSTPIERPOINT FY2023	£275k	—	above	—	noted
TELFORD HORSEHAY STEAM TRUST COMPANY LIMITED FY2025	£100k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY HASTINGS FY2023	£784k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY STAPLETON BRISTOL FY2025	£168k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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