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CORNWALL OLD PEOPLE'S HOUSING SOCIETY

Registered charity 1071067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORNWALL OLD PEOPLE'S HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED, PERRAN BAY HOME

Residential care for the elderly.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.1m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a surplus for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £1,515,596. The trustees consider significant reserves necessary for major maintenance and occupancy risks, and the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: significant reserves need to be accumulated in the event of any major maintenance being required... establish reserves in the event that [full occupancy] is not achieved in any year (held: £1.5m)
“The Trustees consider that significant reserves need to be accumulated in the event of any major maintenance being required. Furthermore, with regard to funding the annual charitable expenditure, the charity is reliant on obtaining full occupancy of its residential accommodation and must therefore establish reserves in the event that this is not achieved in any year.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The son of a trustee controls Sharkfin Media Limited. During the year the charitable company paid Sharkfin Media Limited £997 (2023: £720) for website services. £Nil (2023: £Nil) was outstanding at the year end.
“The son of a trustee controls Sharkfin Media Limited. During the year the charitable company paid Sharkfin Media Limited £997 (2023: £720) for website services. £Nil (2023: £Nil) was outstanding at the year end.” — page 31
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RRL LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 December 2025)
  • Average employees: 0.73

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)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Cornwall Old People's Housing Society — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 09/08/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.1m
Total spending
£2.0m
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£2.6m
Employees
68

Reported reserves equal ~15.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.1m£2.0m
31/12/2023£2.0m£1.9m
31/12/2022£1.9m£1.6m
31/12/2021£1.7m£1.5m
31/12/2020£1.6m£1.5m

Common questions

Is CORNWALL OLD PEOPLE'S HOUSING SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a surplus for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £1,515,596. The trustees consider significant reserves necessary for major maintenance and occupancy risks, and the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by RRL LLP.

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
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CORNWALL CARE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CORNWALL OLD PEOPLE'S HOUSING SOCIETY£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
CORNWALL CARE LIMITED FY2025£34.6m—0unclear—not going concern
AGE CONCERN IN CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY FY2025£4.7m—0below—no doubt
Beaconwild Ltd FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD CHICHESTER SOCIETY LIMITED FY2024£373k—0unclear—no doubt
CORTON HOUSE & BREWSTER COURT FY2025£3.1m——unclear—no doubt

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