ST MARY MAGDALEN'S HOSPITAL ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 1165641 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of afforadble housing in the form of almshouses

Objects

HE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:- 4.1) THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE FORM OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER; AND 4.2) IN RELATION TO ANY PROPERTY OR PROPERTIES ACQUIRED OR BUILT BY THE CHARITY TRUSTEES AFTER THE DATE OF ADOPTION OF THIS CONSTITUTION, THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE FORM OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION AND ASSOCIATION AMENITIES FOR ANY PERSON OVER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS WHO HAS NEED OF SUCH ACCOMMODATION AS A RESULT OF HIS OR HER FINANCIAL, CIRCUMSTANCES, ILLNESS OR DISABILITY.

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

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reports total funds of £1,207,582, comprising unrestricted, restricted, and endowment funds, with a net income of £36,769 for the year. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted reserves (Revenue Reserve) stood at £48,640, while designated reserves for repairs and maintenance totaled £114,837.

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.

• 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)

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (98% 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.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Elizabeth Bull
• Rev Anna Davis
• Sara Rosamund Scott
• Theresa Higgins · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Common questions

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• FOTHERBY ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES income £31k
• MISS RACHEL HERBERT'S CHURCH PARSONAGE AND ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES income £39k
• MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES income £109k

Side by side with its peers

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