STOCKDALES OF SALE, ALTRINCHAM AND DISTRICT LTD

Registered charity 509053 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STOCKDALES

The principal activity of Stockdales continues to be the charitable provision of respite, short break , community and residential care for the welfare of children and people with severe learning difficulties & multiple physical disabilities.

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Latest income

£5.5m

Latest spending

£5.2m

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £330,809 for the year ended 5 April 2025, a significant turnaround from the previous year's deficit. Unrestricted reserves stood at £6,959,216, which the trustees noted was held at around six months' expenditure to ensure stability. The auditor confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £110,001 - £120,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)

“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: £110,001 - £120,000” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: £110,001 - £120,000” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months’ expenditure (held: £7.0m)

“Unrestricted reserves were held at around six months’ expenditure, ensuring stability and flexibility.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by DJH Audit Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 01392344

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

Funders the charity credits

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

Parry Family Charitable Foundation — “The Parry Family Charitable Foundation have chosen Stockdales to be one of their 4 Partner Charities. This means that we will have access to…” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

FLETCHER, Rachel — director, appointed 24/11/2025not on trustee list
BASIR, Wajiha — director, appointed 24/11/2025not on trustee list
ADAMS, Stephen James — director, appointed 23/11/2020on trustee list
PROCTOR, Robin David — director, appointed 12/11/2018on trustee list
MATHER, Nigel Peter — director, appointed 22/10/2012on trustee list
GRESTY, Anthony Stephen — director, appointed 01/10/2008on trustee list
GRESTY, Anthony Stephen — secretary, appointed 27/07/2009

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £155k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham & District Ltd — Registered, 6 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 17/01/2024.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income

£5.5m

Total spending

£5.2m

Cost of raising funds

£103k

Reserves (reported)

£2.2m

Employees

137

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

NIGEL PETER MATHERchair
ANTHONY GRESTY
Robin David Proctor
Stephen James Adams

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£5.5m	£5.2m
05/04/2024	£4.9m	£5.1m
05/04/2023	£4.3m	£4.4m
05/04/2022	£4.0m	£3.6m
05/04/2021	£4.1m	£3.3m

Common questions

Is STOCKDALES OF SALE, ALTRINCHAM AND DISTRICT LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £330,809 for the year ended 5 April 2025, a significant turnaround from the previous year's deficit. Unrestricted reserves stood at £6,959,216, which the trustees noted was held at around six months' expenditure to ensure stability. The auditor confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DJH Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of STOCKDALES OF SALE, ALTRINCHAM AND DISTRICT LTD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £110,001 - £120,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds STOCKDALES OF SALE, ALTRINCHAM AND DISTRICT LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STOCKDALES OF SALE, ALTRINCHAM AND DISTRICT LTD as a grant recipient include THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION, RICHER SOUNDS FOUNDATION, PARRY FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, CRH CHARITABLE TRUST, MANCHESTER AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION	FY2025	£509k
RICHER SOUNDS FOUNDATION	FY2025	£20k	Medical
PARRY FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£15k	Grant to Stockdales, Sale Cheshire for bringing independent living and support to people with learning disabilities.
CRH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£10k	People with learning and physical difficulties
MANCHESTER AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST FUND	FY2023	£3k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£3k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	FY2022	£2k	Handicapped, elderly and infirm

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council	31/01/2023	£2k	Voluntary Sector Grant to Stockdales of Sale
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/06/2022	£10k	Specially adapted vehicles for people with learning and physical disabilities
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/02/2021	£10k	Stockdales Community Services
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council	17/10/2019	£2k	Inclusive Neighbourhood Grant to Stockdales of Sale, Altrincham and District Ltd
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/09/2019	£75k	Stockies Juniors and Teens
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/01/2019	£10k	Community Services Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/06/2014	£10k	Stockdales New Minibus Purchase
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/03/2012	£10k	Specially adapted minibus with changing facilities & electronic hoisting sy
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/05/2009	£7k	'Lifeskills' Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
Northern Rock Foundation	10/08/1999	£2k	Grant awarded to Stockdales (North West)

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
Q CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1.0m
THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£488k
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATION	1	£134k
THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£73k
The Barratt Redrow Foundation	1	£60k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION	1	£51k
GAMES AID	1	£50k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LODDON FOUNDATION LTD.

THE LODDON FOUNDATION LTD income £9.8m
THE UPPER DALES CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP income £197k
THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUND income £400k
START IN SALFORD income £1.6m
CHRYSALIS (CUMBRIA) LTD income £2.1m
KINGS SUTTON PLAYGROUP income £183k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STOCKDALES OF SALE, ALTRINCHAM AND DISTRICT LTD	£5.5m	£110,001 - £120,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LODDON FOUNDATION LTD FY2025	£9.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE UPPER DALES CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP FY2025	£197k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUND FY2024	£400k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
START IN SALFORD FY2025	£1.6m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHRYSALIS (CUMBRIA) LTD FY2025	£2.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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