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STOBART NEWLANDS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 328464 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Making grants to charities and charitable purposes, mainly to Christian religious and missionary organisations. New and unsolicited requests are unlikely to be successful.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£927k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,667,831 at the end of the year, an increase from the previous year's £1,120,296. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and note that the principal source of funding, donations from J. Stobart & Sons Limited, is expected to continue. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: an adequate level of reserves to ensure some continuity in its support of its chosen charities in the event of a temporary cessation or reduction in donations received (held: £1.7m)
“The Trustees’ policy is to hold an adequate level of reserves to ensure some continuity in its support of its chosen charities in the event of a temporary cessation or reduction in donations received.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: J. Stobart & Sons Limited is a related party as the Trustees are its directors and shareholders, and it is a settlor. It donated £1,300,000 to the Trust.
“The Trustees are directors and shareholders of J. Stobart & Sons Limited, a company incorporated in England. That company is one of the Trust's settlors and donated £1,300,000 (2023: £1,200,000) to the Trust scheme during the year ended 31st December 2024.” — page 19
“The Trustees also made individual gifts to the Trust under the Gift Aid Scheme totalling £123,000 (2023: £156,000).”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made individual gifts to the Trust under the Gift Aid Scheme totalling £123,000.
“The Trustees are directors and shareholders of J. Stobart & Sons Limited, a company incorporated in England. That company is one of the Trust's settlors and donated £1,300,000 (2023: £1,200,000) to the Trust scheme during the year ended 31st December 2024.” — page 19
“The Trustees also made individual gifts to the Trust under the Gift Aid Scheme totalling £123,000 (2023: £156,000).”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lamont Pridmore. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£927k
Reserves (reported)
£1.7m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~21.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.5m£927k
31/12/2023£1.4m£920k
31/12/2022£1.2m£898k
31/12/2021£1.1m£892k
31/12/2020£1.0m£1.0m

Common questions

Is STOBART NEWLANDS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,667,831 at the end of the year, an increase from the previous year's £1,120,296. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and note that the principal source of funding, donations from J. Stobart & Sons Limited, is expected to continue. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Lamont Pridmore.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£60k
C E K STERN CHARITABLE TRUST1£35k
M & E CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
BEIS KOSOV1£2k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STOBART NEWLANDS CHARITABLE TRUST£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE NEWLAND CHRISTIAN TRUST FY2024£696k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SAINTBURY TRUST FY2025£365k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NINA AND ROGER STEWART CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£158k—0above—no doubt
M ST J WAY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£334k—0unclear—no doubt
KTRUST LIMITED FY2025£240kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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