THE MARGERY MAPLETHORPE TRUST

Registered charity 1110824 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Relief of elderly people in housing need by the provision of secure accommodation available at affordable rents in the East Hertfordshire area.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£154k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net increase in funds of £68,429, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £6,390,068. The reserves policy aims to maintain working capital covering routine expenditure with a surplus for unforeseen maintenance, and the current unrestricted reserves significantly exceed this general target. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no matters identified requiring further attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: covers routine annual expenditure, with a sufficient surplus to meet unforeseen property maintenance expenditure (held: £6.4m)

“The Trust seeks to maintain general working capital levels at a position which covers routine annual expenditure, with a sufficient surplus to meet unforeseen property maintenance expenditure.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to Longmores Solicitors, a firm of which Trustee RM Horwood is a partner, for Tenancy and Secretary Agreement fees.

“The trust paid £Nil (2023 £360) to Longmores Solicitors, a firm of which Mr R Horwood is a partner. The amount covers Tenancy and Secretary Agreement fees. These transactions are deemed to be at arms length and on a commercial basis.” — page 13

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £442k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

RICHARD MICHAEL HORWOODchair · trustee of 5 other charities
GRANT PHILIP MONK
JEAN ANN MONK
MR ALEX MONK
Paul Kenneth Charles Wisbey · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£154k	£99k
31/12/2024	£143k	£91k
31/12/2023	£135k	£94k
31/12/2022	£134k	£80k
31/12/2021	£131k	£85k

Common questions

Is THE MARGERY MAPLETHORPE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net increase in funds of £68,429, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £6,390,068. The reserves policy aims to maintain working capital covering routine expenditure with a surplus for unforeseen maintenance, and the current unrestricted reserves significantly exceed this general target. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no matters identified requiring further attention. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MARIE CELESTE SAMARITAN SOCIETY	1	£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON TRUST.

THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON TRUST income £181k
THE ALEXANDRA HOMES income £220k
ELEANOR PALMER TRUST income £3.8m
THE ABBEYFIELD BERKHAMSTED AND HEMEL HEMPSTEAD SOCIETY LIMITED income £736k
THE GRIFFIN COMMUNITY TRUST income £152k
THE ABBEYFIELD (STREATHAM) SOCIETY LTD income £147k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MARGERY MAPLETHORPE TRUST	£154k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON TRUST FY2024	£181k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ALEXANDRA HOMES FY2025	£220k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ELEANOR PALMER TRUST FY2025	£3.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD BERKHAMSTED AND HEMEL HEMPSTEAD SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£736k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GRIFFIN COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£152k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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