Charity Registration Number . 275205
Stanton House Trust
Annual Report and Financi￿ Statement$
lor the Year Ended 31 Dec8mb6r 2025
Barn•tt RovensGroft Llmlted
13 Portland Road
Egbaslon
B&rmingham
B169HN

Stanton House Trust
Index to financial statements
year ended 31 December 2025
Page Number
Charity Information
Rèpurt of the Trustees
Report ol the Indopendenl Examiner
Statement of Financhql Actsvities
Balance Sheet
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Notes lo Financial Slatemenls

Charlty Informaiion
Twstees
Charfie Cleverty
Andrew Gilmour
Hannah Legg
Suzannah Lipsoomb
Annie Payne
David SaurHler
Anthony Elliott tioined on 7th May 20251
Mad( Lewis ts'oined on 7th Novgmbgr 20251
lan Dennis (resigned on 28th June 20251
Charity Numbgr
275205
Addres8
Stanton House
Snows Lane
Stanton Sl John
Oxford
OX33 1 HF
Bankers
CAF Bank Ltd
25 Kin98 Hill Avenue
KiThJs Hill
West Malling
Kent
MEl9￿Q
HSBC plc
108 London Roa¢J
Hgadington
Oxford
OX3 9AP
Independent EXamI￿r
Ben Eley FCA
Barnett Rav6ns¢roft
13 Portland Road
Egbaslon
Birmingham
BI6 9HN

Stanton House Trust
Trustees Report for the year ended
31 December 2025
1 C￿StIlutIOn and Objettts
Stanton House TTUSI is eslablished by a Deed ol Trust dated 31 January 1978.
The object ol Ihe charity is ' the advancement ol tho Christian lailh
and such other charitable purposes as the Trustees shall Irorn Ime lu
lime determine., In furtheran￿ ol this obie¢t, the house provides
formal arKI inlortnal rgtreal facilities lor Christian guests in need of
rost or refreshment arKi a relaxing vgnue for Christian groups lo meet.
2 Tru8tso8 and Management
Truste8s who 59Ned during the year undgr review are as lislecl on pag8 2 of these
financial statements.
The re8wn8ibihy for the day lo day managemènt of the house is ddegalgd lo the .
Ferwnanent team were during the year under review the lollowr¥J personnel
Michele Bithin
Matthew Birtin
3 Developm•nt and Acllvltlos
The Trustees have sought a(knce on the cuirent stale ol the roof ol the House. They have
been advised that major work is required on the roof. To finance this work a Roof Fund
has been estthished and donations lowards this project havtr been solicited.
4 Publlc 8en•fft
In accoTdane8 wlh Charity Commission strictures, the Trustees eonlirm that due regard has
been given to ihe Commissions guidance on public tsnefil in deciding what a￿1vilieS shoukl
ba ur￿ertaken by Ihe Trust.
5 Oblect¥ of the Trust
Reflecting the objects ot the Trust. the Trustees confirm that Stanton House has been used
by many Day Groups. Resident Group8 aThJ Individual Retreat Guests.
6 and Funds Pdicy
The Truslees have revSew•Y the chariW8 needs lor reserves in ling with the gumlance
issued by the Charity Commission and have designated funds lor the lollowing purposes -
Operational Resorvo- an amount of £10,000 is set aside to prowdé cover in the
event of unloresegn circurrtstances or falls in income.
Buildings ReseNe - an amount 01 £10,000 is set aside lo ￿0VIde lunds lor essefflial
maintenance ol Ihe buildings.

Stanton House Trust
Trustses Report for the year ended
31 December 2025
7 Compllancewlth SOFIP
The Report and Aco)urns of the Starton Hou* Tnjsl compbantvA¢h th& Ststement
ol Recomm$rKled P￿tice knoFJntiwvJ Repwbng by Chwihes. and wih Financwl
Reporting Standar(1102.
8 Rlsk A8#osmeThl
There arè no Matèri￿ uncertainties abo￿the abilty to eortinue.
Th& Trnsleeshave er$u￿d that 8uffiaènt Insuran￿ has bo8n arranged to ¢over
rtrbuddry costs arKI pubh'c liknilty. Fffe and seeurity systems ats ksied and
malntswted règularfy. as 1$ the g6ner4 ￿Tr￿lI10￿ of th& kwikling. Th& risk ol fraud is
athJressed by the pr8paFation of mrmthty marTrageTh￿ ￿ distri1￿le0 to all
Trustaès.
9 Sts1•m￿l of Trusts￿ R•sposiblMU•s
The T￿￿teeS gr9 rgjulreij I￿￿er ￿rT￿tt legislafjon to prepare ffinancial statements
lor èach financial Y￿ gve a true arKt fair ol the swe ofaffairs ofthe
harity and ot its ￿SU11$ forthatpertod. In prepaJlNJ those hnan¢W statements the
Trusie&s are reqvirsdlo:_
al selert suitthe accounting p)Iries and arplythem cor6i%tently
bl mak& judgements and e5timatss thatare reasonab￿ and prudent
¢} stale whelherarrf￿ts AcfxxJnOng Standards and Sl8lements QT
BeC￿Men￿￿1 Prath¢e have been follort s￿i￿t lo any materid (*tture5
thsdosed and èyplained in the finarKid slatements.
d) prepare f￿￿la? stal8ments on a g)Ing cor¢em basis unless tt is Inwryri
to assume thal Ihe dwity *ill Cothinue in bu3iress.
T1￿ Truste8s arè rosp)nsiI8 lorke•FrfNJ WP8r rec4)rds *thich Y
re8$Onab￿ accuracy at any time th& ffianLiat posits'on of the ¢hanty and enable you lo
ensure that tha SMOrn￿ COrnF￿y WTth th& ch￿1b$S 19
They arè ￿s0 rosrA>n$ib* forsafegu3rth"Trg ltte assets of the cha1￿Y and
Icff tthry TBasorwUe steps lorlh8 F¥evanfiort and ol fraL&I other
irtEgularibes.
Th8 Trusteas regujafy wewthe ¥a￿)uS aSp￿ts ol and Saf8ty relatlng
to Ihe running of Stanton House.
The Trustees have put rn placo a Witati￿ pow to sab3Uatd vuk*rnbl8
benefiriaT￿s.
The Trustè88 ha￿ asuItab￿ on KlentiMwy and repwbng sorrous
10 Ths ¥èwJrt aFvoved tythè TnIsl￿ on 8lh aThJ sipngd on 1heir
bahaf ty..
Ch•rfie Cknriy

Stanton House Trust
Trustees Report for the year ended
31 December 2025
S report on the accourts ol the Trust lorthe year er￿d 31 December 2025 as et out on pages 6 10 13.
nslblllllès
trustees and ex8mln8r
As the Charitys TTUStees. you are responsibl8 lor the preperation ol the accounts.. you consider that
an audit is not required lor this year under section 144121 ol Ihe Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and
that an iThJependent examinalitin is needed.
Having Sa￿s118d myself that the charity 18 not 8vbject to an aL*Jft under company law and is eligi￿e for
independent exarninats'on, it is my iesponsibility lo-
examine the a¢counts under seclion 145 01 ihe 2011 Act..
follow the pr[￿edUreS laid down in ￿neral directions given by the Charty Commission under
section 14515llbl ol the 2011 Act.. aTh
Slate whether Part￿Ular tnatters have come lo my altention.
B881s of Indo
dent ex•mln8fs Sts
ment
My examination was Carr￿ out in accordancg with general direclions given by the Charity
Commission. An examination includes review ol the accounting records kept by the charity and
a comparison ol the accounts Present￿ those records. 11 also includgs cons#Jeralions ol any
unusual items or disclosures in the accourts. and sgeking expjanalions Irotn you as truslees
oncerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do nol provide all the evidenc¢ that would
be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion 15 giv8n as lo whelhor the accounts prosent a
Irue and lair wew" and the reF4Jrt 1$ liwnited to those matters set oui in the statement below.
Indg ndont oxamlner's $tstomen
I have completed my examina*on. I can confirm that no rnaterid matters have come lo my attention
In ￿n￿lOn wrfh the examinalion giwng cause lo believg that in any respect:
111 wknich give rne reasonable caL&8e lo beli&ve that in any materid resFod the requirements .'
lo keep aw)uning records in accordance wilh section 130 of the Charities Act 2011 .' and
to prepare accounis which accord wth the accounting records and comply with the accounting
r6quirements 012011 Act.
21 to Wh￿h, in my opinion , attention shoukl be drawn in order lo enatts a proper understanding ol
the accounts to be reached.
Ben Eley FCA
Independent oxamlner
For and <)n behalf of Barnett Ravgnscroft Llmllod
Chartered Accountants
13 Portland Road
Edgbaston
Birnilnghgm
B16 9HN
Dal• . 8th Agrf12026

Stanton House Trust
Statement of linancial actlvllles for the year ended 31 December 2025
Note
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Tota1 Funds
2025
TO1￿ Funds
2024
In¢<yning resources
volunlaryinc0￿ng resources
Income Irorn donors
If￿orning resou1￿$ Irom Gharilable aGtivihes
Receipts from retreal guesls
Gifts lo bursary fund
ActivfflI￿ forgenerating income
Charges for day and resident groups
6,118
28.597
34,715
29,241
54,760
54,760
250
89,622
780
250
84,909
84,9)9
51.950
Bookstall
Bank Interest
439
1.322
439
1,322
936
1,624
Gift Ah
Sundry income
Total Ineomlng regources
1,137
175,290
147548
28,847
176,395
¢)utgolng rosour¢•s
Cl)2ntable activitss
Housekeeping costs
anagernent and administration
Staff rnsls
87,859
21,989
39,494
87,859
21,989
39,494
76,969
23,415
28.528
Dep￿CiatIon
6,709
912
7,621
6,427
Total oulgolng resourcea
156,051
912
135339
t Increa$9 l.decT8aso) In funds
8,503
27,935
19,432
39.951

Stsnton House Trust
Balance Sheel as at 31 December 2(r25
2025
T•nglbl•11x•d a#•v
ik11￿S
Fixtuies & Frtbngs
PLant & bthathinwy
14.980
20.694
17,644
16.950
40.663
40262
Debtors and prepayTnents
Cash at Bank
Cash in Hand
707
115.(Y26
140.772
140.772
116P15
Li•billUes: amounl*faling dueT*hhln ore)
15,221)
{10.2951
106 520
Uabllllie5: amourts f•lllry du• *lknrontt y
166.214
146.782
Funds
104,390
42,392
70.327
166.214
146.782
Approv￿ bytheTNs*•xl swJnod onlho Ilh Wl 3)26 by
Charllg Clowrfy
Ch￿rn￿n
Trusts
The notes on pag8s 8 to 12 forni partoffr*&

Stanton House Trust
Notes to the flnanclal statements
for the year ended 31 December 2025
1 Accountlng Pollcles
These accounts have been prepared in ae￿Idance with
al the Statement ol Recommend￿ Praciice IFAS 1021
bl Ihe Charities Act 2003
cl the historic cost basis of a¢counling
2 Funds
Unrestricted funds include the General Fund which represents the fu￿lS ol the Trust Ihal are not subject
to any restriclions regarding their use and arg available IOT application on the ger￿1￿ purp)$es ol th&
Tru8t.INote71
Rest17Cted fynd8 represent..
Jubilee Funl - funds raised through the Jubilee Appeal lor capit81 proj$¢ts identified in the access audit.
All funds raised urKlor this appea5 have been expended on capital items.
Bursary Fund- during 2014, various gifts were Teceived, spoclhcally lo as5isI payment ol charges in the
case ol genuine hardship. such lo be delermined by the team.
Roof FtJnd- contributions are de8ignated Iw the repair woth requirgj on the roof ol Stanlon Hou$e.
IrKoming r8sources from charitsble acthwti85 ar9 Ihe receipts from retreat guests towards the cost ol
their visit.
Charges lorday artdresidentgroups - gr(￿pS are charged lor Iheir visits.
InGom8 from bookstall- the profil on good5 sold on the bwksla51 is shown nel ol costs.
Rent rec&vable on the grazing rights in the padd(￿kS is included al Ihe date due in Sundry Income.
Income from investments is Bank Interest and Ss accounted lor when receivable and is paid gross.
3 Independenl Examinalion
The lee lor Inde￿ndent Examination this year is £180.

Stanton House Trust
Notes to the flnanclal statements
for the year ended 31 December 2025
1 A¢¢ountlng Pollclos (Continued)
Resources used
Staff costs include team member salaries. Slanton House is a religious intentional comrnunity. There
have been on average 6 team members living in the Community (Juring the year.
None ol the Trustees have been paid reffluneration ol received any other benefrls. No Trustee
xpen5es have been clairned. There were no related parly transa¢lions in Ihg rgporting p9riod.
Fixed Assets
The propgrty, Stsnlon House, was originally gifted to the Twsl Sn 1978. No value has ever been placetl
upon this in the balance sheet apart from subsequent additions to thg building.
In 1999 the whole prLVrty was valued wofg88ionally at £2,0(K),000.
All èquipmgnt. fumilure and fittings purchasgd or donated belore 1999 has not been valued or vmiten inlo
the accounts.
Stocks
Slo¢ks been valued at th8 lower of cost or mart(et vJue as at Ihe date of the balance sheet.
Reserves Policy
Unrestr￿ed funds are newjed to..
lal ensure that the principal acthvity ol the Trust can b& maintained duriTrJ periods ol fluctuating income,.
Ibl enable capital projects that are plann9d lor the near fuluTe to be comp19ted.
The trustees have agreed that it is prudent to retain nèt cuThent assets equivalent to th￿? months running
cosls,plus ¢onlingenl repairs to the proF4rty.
Current assfjts b88 dl liabilities al 31st Decewnber 2025 sland al £125,55112024 £106,250).
The lev91 of resetV88 is rnonitored on a regul￿ basis, and the resetves policy revwed by the trustees
Or￿ a ygar.

Stanlon House Trust
Notes to the flnanclal statements
for the year ended 31 December 2025
Unrestricled
Funds
Reslricled
Funds
Totsl Funds
2025
Tolal Funds
2024
2 Housekeeplng costs
Provi810ris
Insurancg
Council lax arKI water rates
Light heat
Building maintenance
Grounds and garden
Housekeeping other
23.278
5,766
7,$34
25,438
7,782
322
17.739
23,278
5,766
7,534
25,438
7,782
322
17,739
87,859
24,333
5,651
6.794
17,694
5,383
1,643
15,471
76,969
3 Managemenl and admlnlstration
tor and travel
Computer consumables
Office suppligs and slalionery
General administraknon extRnses
Bank charges
Professional lees
149
1,592
342
635
1,731
149
1,592
342
635
1,731
17,540
16
117
1.043
1.647
19,148
23,415
4 Staff costs
Team costs
39.494
39,494
28.528
39,494
28,528
to

Stanton House Trust
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2025(continued)
5 Fixed Assets
Land &
Building5
FLxturns and
ittings
Plant &
Machknery
Total
Gross book value
Balance at l January 2025
149,481
78,471
53,280
281.232
Additlons
5.754
2,268
8,022
DIS￿SaI8
Balance al 31 December 2025
149481
84.225
55,548
289 254
D•pre¢l•tion
ance al 1 January 2025
131,837
61,521
47.612
240,970
Charge lor year
2.664
2.010
2,947
7,821
Relea￿d on disposal8
Balance at 31 December 2025
134501
63.531
Net book valu•
At 1 January 2025
17.644
16,950
40.262
At 31 Decembw 2025
14.980
20,694
4.989
40.663
By Fund Anal￿1$ of:
Land &
Building•
Fumlshlnu$
and Fitlln
Equlpmont
D•preclollon Cha￿ for y
Restricted Funds
Unrestr4Cted FurKIs
TOTAL
912
1,752
912
2,010
2,947
Note:
111 From 1999 Fixed Assets were depreciated using the lolloving method
Buildlngs
4% on Teducing Wance
Furnishings and Equipm9nt
slraighl lin&
From 2002 new ratss of depreciation were adopted %Mth Furnishing and Equipmeni separated
Buildings
4% straight line oll additions after 2002
Furnishing8 & Fittings
10% straight line
EquipmetLI
25% str￿ght line
All items costing less than ur*Jer £500 are Wriilgn off In the revenue accounts.
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Stanton House Trust
Noles to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2025 {contlnued)
6 Unrestricted Funds
Balance
Net ir￿ming
Transfers
Balance
1.1.25
resources
31.12.25
General Fund
18,503)
75.887
Operati¢)nal rèserve
Bulldlngs reserve
lo.￿0
10,000
10,000
10,000
104,390
18,5031
95,887
7 Aeslricled Funds
Balanc8
Nel incoming
Transfers
B￿ance
1.1.25
sources
31.12.25
Jubi199 Fund
3,088
19121
250
2,176
Bursary FUMI
Rool FuThY
955
1,205
38,349
28,597
42.392
27.935
70,327
8 Allocation of lunds
Unrestricte(I
Funds
Restrictgd
Fund5
Total Funds
2025
Totsl Funds
2024
Fixed assets
38,487
2,176
68.151
40.663
40,262
Current assets
72,621
{15,2211
140.772
116,815
115,2211
-10,295
95,887
70,327
166.214
146,782
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