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WOKING HOMES

Registered charity 1120447 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Residential and respite care accommodation for older people (over 65) with railway and transport backgrounds. People without such a background are also considered.

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Latest income
£2.9m
Latest spending
£3.1m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £263,734 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a decrease in incoming resources and investment losses. The trustees maintain that free reserves of approximately £420,000 are sufficient to cover short-term cash flow pressures and unexpected costs, supported by the ability to realise investments if necessary. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves held in the form of investments so that the charity is able to subsidise the fees it charges residents with a railway connection without risking the ongoing viability of the charity (held: £420k)
“It is the policy of the trustees to maintain sufficient reserves held in the form of investments so that the charity is able to subsidise the fees it charges residents with a railway connection without risking the ongoing viability of the charity.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs Audit Ltd. 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)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Woking Homes — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 25/03/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£2.9m
Total spending
£3.1m
Cost of raising funds
£103k
Reserves (reported)
£420k
Employees
61

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% 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: 3.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.9m£3.1m
31/03/2024£3.2m£2.7m
31/03/2023£2.5m£2.4m
31/03/2022£2.0m£2.3m
31/03/2021£2.2m£2.2m

Common questions

Is WOKING HOMES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £263,734 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a decrease in incoming resources and investment losses. The trustees maintain that free reserves of approximately £420,000 are sufficient to cover short-term cash flow pressures and unexpected costs, supported by the ability to realise investments if necessary. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs Audit Ltd.

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
HOSPITAL OF ST MARY MAGDALEN1£47k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST1£40k
RE:VISION NORTH LIMITED1£39k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST1£33k
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)1£23k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST1£22k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£21k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOME TO WORK LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WOKING HOMES£2.9m——above—no doubt
HOME TO WORK LIMITED FY2025£386k—0unclear—no doubt
SUTTON AND CHEAM ELDERLY PEOPLE'S HOUSING ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.5m—0above—no doubt
FAITHWORKS WESSEX FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
HOME - START RUNNYMEDE AND WOKING FY2025£168k—0unclear—no doubt
WOKING MOBILITY FY2025£173k—0unclear—no doubt

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