HUGH SEXEY'S HOSPITAL

Registered charity 1130351 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main objects of the Hospital are -The provision of housing accommodation in the almshouses known as Hugh Sexey's Hospital, Bruton, for elderly people (the 'residents') who are in need, hardship or distress - Such charitable purposes for the benefit of the residents as the Visitors (trustees) decide - Such other charitable purposes as the Visitors decide

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

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £260,871, which the Trustees consider to be a prudent level representing approximately three months of operating costs. The charity reported an overall deficit for the year before investment gains, but total funds increased due to significant unrealized gains on its investment portfolio and properties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

20 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (20 freehold); recorded price paid £320k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (62% 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: 27.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nicholas William Adrian Mannchair
• DR Susanna Davidson
• Dan Lloyd Bradshaw
• Emily Showering · trustee of 3 other charities
• Ian Frankland Hepburn
• Jonathan Duffy
• Julia de Salis
• Mary-Clare Helene Rodwell
• Matthew Patrick Rawlingson-Plant
• Melinda Baker
• RUPERT HAYDON WHITE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Robert Edward Rolland Bond · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HOSPITAL OF ST OSWALD.

• THE HOSPITAL OF ST OSWALD income £198k
• HUGGENS'S COLLEGE income £257k
• ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL income £313k
• THE ALMSHOUSE OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST income £136k
• THE CITY OF LONDON ALMSHOUSES income £480k
• HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN HEYTESBURY income £369k

Side by side with its peers

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