LEGACY EAST ALMSHOUSE PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1155672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEAP, LEGACY EAST ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Management of almshouse charities, management of almshouses and engagment in the provision of new almshouses for people in need of housing. At the present time, the areas in which we can operate are Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.

Objects

1) TO ACQUIRE, MANAGE, MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP ALMSHOUSES AND OTHER CHARITABLE TRUST PROPERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN NEED OF HOUSING;2) SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AT THE TRUSTEES' ABSOLUTE DISCRETION WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PURPOSES, THE CIO MAY TAKE OVER AND MANAGE ESTABLISHED PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORIGINAL OBJECTS OF THE TRUSTS RELATING TO EACH PERMANENT ENDOWMENT.

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: Colchester, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is considered satisfactory, with total net assets increasing to £15,676,074 from £14,675,763 in the prior year. The trustees report that the charity maintains sufficient reserves to continue achieving its principal objectives, and the independent auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by TC Group. 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.

• 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
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adam Edwards
• Christopher Andrews · trustee of 1 other charity
• DIANA Elizabeth HOY
• IAN DUDLEY
• Jane Annear
• Kevin Dale
• MARK WESTALL · trustee of 1 other charity
• Manda O'Connell
• Peter Martin Hill · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Essex · Hertfordshire · Suffolk

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALCESTER UNITED ALMSHOUSE CHARITY.

• ALCESTER UNITED ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £41k
• DAME ALICE LEIGH'S ALMSHOUSE income £80k
• LULLINGTON, NETHERSEAL AND OVERSEAL ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £16k
• OVING ALMSHOUSE TRUST income £26k
• THE LOUISA LILLEY ALMSHOUSES income £75k
• WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £752k

Side by side with its peers

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