JARVIS ELEEMOSYNARY CHARITY
The prevention/relief in need hardship or distress in any parishes of Bredwardine/Staunton on Wye/Letton/north Herefordshire primarily but not exclusively by i)providing 12 Jarvis Eleemosynary Charity owned almshouses, managing them to be let for a maintenance fee, to persons in need. ii)one off grants/items and services to individuals in neediii)Grants for charitable recreational purposes
Objects
The prevention or relief in need, hardship or distress in the villages of Bredwardine, Staunton On Wye, Letton, or rural north and south Herefordshire, in particular, but not exclusively by :1. Providing 12 Jarvis Eleemosynary Charity owned almshouses and managing them to be let for a maintenance fee, to persons in need2. One off grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or Charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve need, hardship or distress.3. The provision of grants for charitable recreational purposes, primarily, but not exclusively, for the benefit of the inhabitants of any of the parishes of Bredwardine, Staunton On Wye and Letton.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total incoming resources were £60,308 against resources expended of £61,299, resulting in a net expenditure of £991 for the year. Net assets increased to £567,801, with free reserves standing at £126,936. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“The principal funding source of the charity is the licence fees received from the residents of the Almshouses, along with dividend and interest income from the investments.” — page 4
“The charity generally aims to hold sufficient “free reserves” to enable it to meet expected expenditure commitments over the foreseeable future.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/01/2021)
- Received assets from another charity (19/11/2017)
Trustees
- ANNETTE ANDREWS
- Andrew Alan Johnson
- Anne Veronica Owen
- David Parkinson
- EDWARD G PEARSON-GREGORY
- Jen Maddison
- MARTIN POWELL
- NIGEL SELLAR
- Stephen William Williams
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £60k | £56k |
| 31/12/2024 | £60k | £61k |
| 31/12/2023 | £54k | £102k |
| 31/12/2022 | £58k | £77k |
| 31/12/2021 | £54k | £36k |
Common questions
Is JARVIS ELEEMOSYNARY CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources were £60,308 against resources expended of £61,299, resulting in a net expenditure of £991 for the year. Net assets increased to £567,801, with free reserves standing at £126,936. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.