THE NOSTELL TRUST

Registered charity 518440 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ensuring the upkeep of historic buildings.

Objects

TO PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT NOSTELL PRIORY AND SUCH OTHER LANDS LAKES AND BUILDINGS OF BEAUTY OR HISTORIC INTEREST AT NOSTELL AS MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER BE VESTED IN THE NATIONAL TRUST OR IN WHICH THE NATIONAL TRUST SHALL HAVE ANY INTEREST AND THE NOSTELL HERITAGE PROPERTIES (FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE SEE CLAUSE 3(B) TO (K)).

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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£156k
Latest spending
£122k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £84,423, representing approximately 38 months of governance and support costs. The charity reported a net increase in funds of £62,705 for the year, driven by investment gains, while paying £95,000 in grants to the National Trust. 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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£156k£122k
05/04/2024£53k£151k
05/04/2023£153k£153k
05/04/2022£88k£38k
05/04/2021£23k£69k

Common questions

Is THE NOSTELL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £84,423, representing approximately 38 months of governance and support costs. The charity reported a net increase in funds of £62,705 for the year, driven by investment gains, while paying £95,000 in grants to the National Trust. 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.

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 BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST1£58k
THE PILGRIM TRUST1£50k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£20k
VENDQUOT LIMITED1£6k
ABG TRUST FUND1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with POLDEN GOSPEL HALL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE NOSTELL TRUST£156k—0unclear—no doubt
POLDEN GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£559k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FORT TRUST FY2026£29k—0above—no doubt
NATLAS TRUST FY2025£153k—0above—no doubt
NORTHERN BRETHREN'S FUND FY2025£308k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH CHURCH UK FY2025£2.6m——unclear—no doubt

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