THE ANCHOR SOCIETY LTD

Registered charity 1116392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open spaces

Objects

THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PERSONS IN NEED RESIDENT IN BRISTOL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF (WHICH SHALL MEAN ALL AREAS WHICH AT THE DATE OF THIS MEMORANDUM HAVE A POSTCODE WITH A "BS", "BA" OR "GL" PREFIX) IN SUCH WAYS (BEING CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Area of benefit: BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: North Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£115k

Latest spending

£124k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves amounted to £1,566,621 at the year end, with £1,100,000 designated for long-term investments. The charity reported a net expenditure of £53,810 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from the previous period. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and the Charities SORP.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (reserves figure: £1.6m)

“The Trustees review the level of cash and investments held at each meeting of the Board to ensure there are sufficient liquid funds to meet its commitments over the following 12 months.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation and grants to The Anchor Society CIO

“During the year, a donation of £15,000 and grants of £105,200 were made to The Anchor Society CIO (2024: £105,000). All of the trustees are also trustees of The Anchor Society CIO.” — page 15

“During the year, the Society paid £3,251 to Bennetts Solicitors for professional fees. HL Wallington, a trustee, is a partner at Bennetts Solicitors.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Professional fees paid to Bennetts Solicitors

“During the year, a donation of £15,000 and grants of £105,200 were made to The Anchor Society CIO (2024: £105,000). All of the trustees are also trustees of The Anchor Society CIO.” — page 15

“During the year, the Society paid £3,251 to Bennetts Solicitors for professional fees. HL Wallington, a trustee, is a partner at Bennetts Solicitors.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05796497

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.

HANSON, Brian James — director, appointed 16/01/2020on trustee list
WALLINGTON, Hannah Lucy — director, appointed 08/10/2019on trustee list
EVANS, Robert Eric — director, appointed 14/11/2014on trustee list
WALLINGTON, Hannah Lucy — secretary, appointed 08/10/2019

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Amy Catherine Webb · trustee of 1 other charity
Brian James Hanson · trustee of 1 other charity
Hannah Lucy Wallington · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£115k	£124k
31/12/2024	£115k	£108k
31/12/2023	£113k	£18k
31/12/2022	£94k	£47k
31/12/2021	£83k	£25k

Common questions

Is THE ANCHOR SOCIETY LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves amounted to £1,566,621 at the year end, with £1,100,000 designated for long-term investments. The charity reported a net expenditure of £53,810 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from the previous period. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and the Charities SORP. Its FY2025 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 ANCHOR FOUNDATION	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION.

THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION income £222k
SANHORN LIMITED income £30k
ANCHOR CITY CHURCH INTERNATIONAL income £157k
ANCHOR CHURCH income £73k
THE ANDOR CHARITABLE TRUST income £72k
THE ARCHER TRUST income £104k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ANCHOR SOCIETY LTD	£115k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION FY2025	£222k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SANHORN LIMITED FY2025	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ANCHOR CITY CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£157k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ANCHOR CHURCH FY2024	£73k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ANDOR CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£72k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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