ALFORD HOUSE
Registered charity 1123902 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Youth club founded 1884.
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £626,834 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £2,318,570. The Governors note that unrestricted reserves are appropriate given the uncertain economic environment and the need to fund Phase 2 of refurbishment. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains dependent on uncertain income sources such as donations, grants, and lettings.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of average outgoings (held: £1.5m)
“the Governors consider the amount of reserves should be equivalent to not less than 3 months of outgoings, based upon the average outgoings of the past two financial years.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£660
Reported reserves equal ~18.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (64% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lambeth
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ALFORD HOUSE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £626,834 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £2,318,570. The Governors note that unrestricted reserves are appropriate given the uncertain economic environment and the need to fund Phase 2 of refurbishment. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains dependent on uncertain income sources such as donations, grants, and lettings. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ALFORD HOUSE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ALFORD HOUSE as a grant recipient include THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION, THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST, WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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