SHIRE TRAINING WORKSHOPS LIMITED

Registered charity 285834 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OPENhouse, PAINSWICK INN PROJECT, THE PAINSWICK INN PROJECT

To provide housing and person centred support to vulnerable people, encouraging all service users to achieve their full potential and contribute positively to the community and wider society.

Objects

(I) TO EDUCATE TRAIN AND REHABILITATE PEOPLE WHO THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED OR ARE UNABLE TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT OR ARE UNABLE TO GAIN PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT. (II) TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY FIVE YEARS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES AS THEY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. (III) TO EDUCATE PERSONS OF ALL AGES ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF RUDOLF STEINER.

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: Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £24,293 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £1,643,549. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The organization maintains a positive net current asset position of £118,549 with no long-term liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — OPENhouse (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~40.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% 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 — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW JAMES WARNER
• John Harrison
• Stephen Terry Elliott-Mead

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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