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M J C STONE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 283920 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS AND SUCH OTHER PUBLIC OBJECTS BEING CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS AND SUCH OTHER PUBLIC OBJECTS BEING CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,233,700, an increase from the previous year's £1,078,967. The trustees' report indicates a policy to maintain sufficient free reserves to cover administrative costs and grant applications, which the current balance appears to satisfy. The net result for the year was an excess of income over expenditure of £154,733, driven largely by investment gains.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to cover management, administrative and support costs and to fulfil applications for grants as and when they arise (held: £1.2m)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity. They provide sufficient funds to cover management, administrative and support costs and to fulfil applications for grants as and when they arise.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to LLP where trustees are members
“The sum of £1,850 (2024: £1,850) has been included in the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 as a contribution to the secretarial, postage, stationery, office rent and other overheads incurred in running the charitable trust. These are payable to a Limited Liability Partnership in which two of the trustees are members.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£750k
Total spending
£810k
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£27k£36k
31/12/2024£30k£33k
31/12/2023£32k£90k
31/12/2022£750k£810k
31/12/2021£0£52k

Common questions

Is M J C STONE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,233,700, an increase from the previous year's £1,078,967. The trustees' report indicates a policy to maintain sufficient free reserves to cover administrative costs and grant applications, which the current balance appears to satisfy. The net result for the year was an excess of income over expenditure of £154,733, driven largely by investment gains. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.