W J YAPP BEQUEST

Registered charity 1167524 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Derbyshire House provides residential care for anyone over the age of 65 years, who because of physical and some mental incapacity requires help with daily living. The trust aims to provide a warm, loving home for older people who are in need of care. The home is registered by the Commission for Social Care Inspection as a provider of residential care for older people.

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

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £33,273 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £3,649,257. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,217,809 exceed the stated policy target of £400,000 to £800,000, indicating a strong financial position. The auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were: £60,001 to £70,000 1” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were: £60,001 to £70,000 1” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.2m)
“The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (‘the free reserves’) held by the charity should be between 3 and 6 months expenditure, which equates to £400,000 to £800,000 in general funds.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Rogers Spencer. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Nottinghamshire County CouncilAgeing well Call-Off contract uploads July - September 202530/06/2025£53.4m

CQC provider record: W J Yapp Bequest — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 19/01/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£3.6m
Employees
41

Reported reserves equal ~25.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Leicestershire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£1.7m
31/03/2024£1.7m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.3m£1.2m

Common questions

Is W J YAPP BEQUEST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £33,273 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £3,649,257. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,217,809 exceed the stated policy target of £400,000 to £800,000, indicating a strong financial position. The auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Rogers Spencer.

What does the highest-paid employee of W J YAPP BEQUEST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DONNINGTON HOUSE CARE HOME LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
W J YAPP BEQUEST£1.8m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
DONNINGTON HOUSE CARE HOME LIMITED FY2025£2.0m——above—no doubt
CHESHIRE RESIDENTIAL HOMES TRUST FY2025£4.8m——unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD CHICHESTER SOCIETY LIMITED FY2024£373k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES FY2025£177k—0above—no doubt
CORNWALL OLD PEOPLE'S HOUSING SOCIETY FY2024£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.