ST AGATHA'S TRUST

Registered charity 297920 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support and administer S. Agatha's Church, Landport, Portsmouth to provide benefits for the community.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE RESTORATION AND PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF THE CHURCH OF ST AGATHA, LANDPORT IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH AS A BUILDING OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND ARTISTIC INTEREST FOR THE EDUCATION AND BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ENABLE THE CHURCH OR PARTS THEREOF TO BE USED AS: (I) A PUBLIC HERITAGE CENTRE PRESENTING WITH THE AID OF WXHIBITIONS AND DISPLAYS THE HISTORY OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH AND ITS BUILDINGS AND THEIR OWNERS OCCUPIERS ARCHITECTS AND CRAFTSMEN. (II) A PUBLIC MUSEUM OF ECCLESIOLOGY AND FOR PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS OF STAINED GLASS AND CHURCH PLATE AND OF THE WORKS OR ARTISTS R ARCHITECTS CONNECTED WITH THE CHURCH AND OF THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH AND ITS FORMER PARISH. (III) A CONCERT HALL. (IV) A PLACE OF WORSHIP. (V) ANY OTHER USE WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE SAID OBJECTS.

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: Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£43k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £240,899, with total income of £43,387 exceeding charitable expenditure of £38,883. The trustees confirmed there are no circumstances giving rise to doubt regarding the charity's status as a going concern. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Note 5
“There were no transactions with related parties in the period, other than the reimbursement of expenses.” — page 8
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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Portsmouth City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£43k£39k
31/12/2024£51k£40k
31/12/2023£37k£30k
31/12/2022£26k£27k
31/12/2021£26k£22k

Common questions

Is ST AGATHA'S TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £240,899, with total income of £43,387 exceeding charitable expenditure of £38,883. The trustees confirmed there are no circumstances giving rise to doubt regarding the charity's status as a going concern. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit. 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 Fund24/06/2013£6k"Local oral tradition and the history of St Agatha's Church"