STROUD PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 284255 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STROUD PRESERVATION TRUST

To preserve buildings of particular historical, architectural and constructional interest in and around Stroud.

Objects

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE OF STROUD IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE, AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE, WHATEVER OF THE ENGLISH HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE MAY EXIST, IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF STROUD, IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST.

Area of benefit: STROUD

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

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Stroud, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£36k
Latest spending
£5k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £75,118, with £41,258 available for general use, which the trustees consider appropriate. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £32,001 for the year, driven by a significant grant received from Stroud District Council. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (97% of income)
“Restricted income in 2025 relates to a grant from Stroud District Council for the preservation of the vacant Chapels of Rest in Stroud.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: rolling fund to be used as cashflow for each capital project (held: £41k)
“The Trustees continue to review the charity’s requirements for reserves in the light of the main risks to the organization. The amount is held as a rolling fund to be used as cashflow for each capital project.” — page 8
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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£36k£5k
31/03/2024£969£2k
31/03/2023£3k£2k
31/03/2022£2k£14k
31/03/2021£2k£2k

Common questions

Is STROUD PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £75,118, with £41,258 available for general use, which the trustees consider appropriate. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £32,001 for the year, driven by a significant grant received from Stroud District Council. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/10/2012£10k"Stroud - a town changed by community action"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EXETER HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STROUD PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED£36k—0above—no doubt
EXETER HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt
HARROW HERITAGE TRUST FY2025£12k—0above—no doubt
MOTHECOMBE PRESERVATION TRUST FY2025£159k—0above—no doubt
THE HERITAGE OF LONDON TRUST LIMITED FY2025£808k£90,000 +1unclear—no doubt
PRESERVATION FY2025£92k—0unclear—no doubt

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