THE STOWMARKET RELIEF TRUST

Registered charity 802572 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Relieving poverty for the needy residents of Stowmarket and its adjoining parishes of Stowupland, Old Newton and Dagworth, Haughley, Onehouse, Great Finborough, Combs, Badley and Creeting St Peter.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income

£65k

Latest spending

£37k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £282,338, which exceeds the stated policy minimum of £20,000. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue, noting that day-to-day expenses are met by investment income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 50% of Annual Salary Costs together with the commitment of grant expenditure for the forthcoming 6 months, or £20,000 whichever is the greater (held: £282k)

“the minimum level of general reserves it shall hold at any given point in time shall not be less than 50% of Annual Salary Costs together with the commitment of grant expenditure for the forthcoming 6 months, or £20,000 whichever is the greater.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Stowmarket Relief Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

David George Palkchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Charlotte Whyte · trustee of 2 other charities
DAVID NICHOLSON · trustee of 1 other charity
David George Blackburn · trustee of 1 other charity
Hilary Joan Slater · trustee of 1 other charity
KEITH EDWARD SCARFF · trustee of 1 other charity
MARION GRAY · trustee of 3 other charities
Susan Elizabeth Goodchild · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£65k	£37k
30/09/2024	£90k	£48k
30/09/2023	£85k	£85k
30/09/2022	£96k	£89k
30/09/2021	£76k	£75k

Common questions

Is THE STOWMARKET RELIEF TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £282,338, which exceeds the stated policy minimum of £20,000. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue, noting that day-to-day expenses are met by investment income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.