Sutton St James United Charities

Registered charity 527757 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SUTTON ST JAMES' FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND THE POOR

Supports education of young people: grants for relief of poverty,schools and matters of public benefit restricted to the Parish of Sutton St James

Objects

A. PAYMENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF POOR PERSONS. B. SPCIAL BENEFITS (NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BE THE LEA FOR THE SUTTON ST. JAMES C.P. SCHOOL, AN INSTITUTIONS OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UPON ENTERING A TRADE, PROFESSION OR CALLING; PROMOTING EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING). (THE BENEFICIARIES UNDER C. ARE PERSONS UNDER 25 RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF SUTTON ST. JAMES AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD).

Area of benefit: PARISH OF SUTTON ST. JAMES AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£20k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £18,006 in reserves, maintained to cover property maintenance and respond to grant applications. The trustees report a healthy balance in the current account and confirm there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rent from properties and land; interest on investments
“Rent from properties and land; interest on investments”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Maintaining a reserve greater than expected outgoing grants allows for maintenance work on properties and positive responses to applications for financial support from within the parish (held: £18k)
“Maintaining a reserve greater than expected outgoing grants allows for maintenance work on properties and positive responses to applications for financial support from within the parish”
Per its FY2026 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£26k£20k
31/03/2025£25k£29k
31/03/2024£26k£15k
31/03/2023£28k£14k
31/03/2022£22k£25k

Common questions

Is Sutton St James United Charities financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £18,006 in reserves, maintained to cover property maintenance and respond to grant applications. The trustees report a healthy balance in the current account and confirm there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.