THE JAMES AND ADA ROBB CHARITY

Registered charity 1157777 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the Charity is the relief of need of persons resident or formerly resident in Birmingham and its surrounding area by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability or financial hardship through the provision of housing and associated amenities.In furtherance of these objects the Trustees own almshouses which consist of 14 self-contained bungalows situated in Bartley Green,Birmingham.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF NEED OF PERSONS RESIDENT OR FORMERLY RESIDENT IN BIRMINGHAM AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES.

Area of benefit: BIRMINGHAM AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,164,156, comprising a capital fund of £1,840,546 and designated funds for repairs and accumulated income. The trustees report that the financial position is adequate and that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months. There were no employees during the year, with administration and accountancy services provided by a related party.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (25/11/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER JOHN GUPWELLchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• Daniel William Tresigne
• John Roger Lloyd Williams · trustee of 2 other charities
• NICHOLAS PETER CARL JONES

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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