THOMAS CHRISTIES ALMSHOUSE & RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY

Registered charity 1128679 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Thomas Christie Almshouse Charity provides 26 flats, currently housing 29 residents.

Objects

1. THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION;2. THE RELIEF OF NEED, AND3. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE

Area of benefit: BEDFORD

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 · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bedford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £5,232,439 to £5,173,449 due to a net expenditure of £371,868 against income of £292,293. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and the independent auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Cox & Co (Accountancy) Ltd. Discloses 4 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW RUSSELL · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Stanton Fletcher · trustee of 1 other charity
• Donald Parsons
• Dr Richard Gallivan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Anthony Davis
• Sean Jones
• Tara Kate Devine

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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• PETLEY AND DEAKINS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £52k
• JAMES SMITH'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £88k
• TURNER'S ALMSHOUSES income £173k
• GREAT TORRINGTON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £89k
• THE CITY OF LONDON ALMSHOUSES income £480k
• THE ASH HOMES income £42k

Side by side with its peers

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