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PILGRIMS' FRIEND SOCIETY

Registered charity 1045920 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PILGRIM HAVENS, THE ERNEST LUFF HOMES

The charity's object is to advance the Christian Faith as set out in the Doctrinal Basis and to relieve elderly, poor, sick, disabled, or infirm persons, and for those purposes, among other activities, to provide residential accommodation for such persons administered to the glory of God. Across our group of charities, we operate 12 residential care homes and 9 housing schemes for older people.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£21.0m
Latest spending
£20.6m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity realised a net surplus of £361,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £20,978,000 and total expenditure of £20,613,000. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2,897,000, which is above the stated target of £1,000,000, and the auditor 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

Employees paid over £60,000: 10
“The emoluments of ten employees exceeded £60,000 in the year ended 31 March 2025” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Remuneration of £1,574 was paid to trustee Mr Martyn Hallett for employment as pastoral co-ordinator.
“Remuneration of £nil (2024: £1,574) was paid to one trustee, Mr Martyn Hallett. This related to employment as pastoral co-ordinator on a part time basis.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to trustee Mr Martyn Hallett for employment as pastoral co-ordinator.
“Remuneration of £nil (2024: £1,574) was paid to one trustee, Mr Martyn Hallett. This related to employment as pastoral co-ordinator on a part time basis.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

17 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (17 freehold); recorded price paid £6.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Pilgrims' Friend Society — Registered, 17 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 13/06/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Advertised salaries (public job ads)

Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£21.0m
Total spending
£20.6m
Cost of raising funds
£45k
Reserves (reported)
£12.9m
Employees
611

Reported reserves equal ~7.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

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Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£21.0m£20.6m
31/03/2024£20.7m£19.1m
31/03/2023£24.1m£17.1m
31/03/2022£13.0m£13.4m
31/03/2021£13.6m£13.0m

Common questions

Is PILGRIMS' FRIEND SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity realised a net surplus of £361,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £20,978,000 and total expenditure of £20,613,000. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2,897,000, which is above the stated target of £1,000,000, and the auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

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 HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£20k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£10k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WITH ST LUKE FINCHLEY1£923

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Pilgrims' Friend Society Group.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PILGRIMS' FRIEND SOCIETY£21.0m—10unclear—no doubt
Pilgrims' Friend Society Group FY2025£26.9m£90,001 - £100,00010above—no doubt
Pilgrims' Friend Society (RP) FY2025£2.3m—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHRISTIAN CARE TRUST FY2025£681k—0below—no doubt
PRESTON BETHANY CARE FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
THE PILGRIM CHURCH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£112kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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