HUMPHRYS ALMSHOUSES CIO

Registered charity 1172390 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides accommodation for Almspeople on low income

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR SINGLE PERSONS, MARRIED COUPLES OR CIVIL PARTNERS, WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS, WHO ARE IN NEED AND UNABLE TO SECURE ADDITIONAL FUTURE INCOME, AND WHO ARE WORSHIPPING CHRISTIANS IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISHES OF ST MARY, BROADWATER, CHRIST CHURCH, WORTHING AND ST GEORGE, WORTHING IN THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX;FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSPEOPLE.”

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 · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Worthing, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of HUMPHRYS ALMSHOUSES (charity 216253) — merger registered 06/04/2020.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£84k

Latest spending

£97k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £6,836 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by investment gains despite a deficit on charitable activities. The trustees consider the overall level of unrestricted reserves, which are significantly in excess of their stated policy target, to be justified to offset future deficits. However, the filing notes a police investigation into the charity's managing agent, resulting in a provision for the non-recovery of a £2,000 float.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months’ expenditure (reserves figure: £260k)

“It has been a policy of the charity that unrestricted reserves which have not been designated for a specific purpose should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three to six months’ expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 1

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 1

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 1

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (06/04/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Robin Thurston Rogerschair
ANDREA ELIZABETH VIRGO
Dorothy Ann Foan
Hazel Irene Thorpe
JENNIFER CLARE BLACKIE
Janine Michelle Patricia Hobbs
Jodi Lilley
Kenneth HOBBS
Rev KATHRYN ALISON FLENLEY
Rev Susan Foster · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£84k	£97k
31/12/2024	£79k	£101k
31/12/2023	£72k	£110k
31/12/2022	£58k	£69k
31/12/2021	£78k	£71k

Common questions

Is HUMPHRYS ALMSHOUSES CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £6,836 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by investment gains despite a deficit on charitable activities. The trustees consider the overall level of unrestricted reserves, which are significantly in excess of their stated policy target, to be justified to offset future deficits. However, the filing notes a police investigation into the charity's managing agent, resulting in a provision for the non-recovery of a £2,000 float. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES income £114k
THE HESLINGTON ALMSHOUSES CHARITY income £63k
GLYMPTON ALMSHOUSES income £43k
THE ANDROS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £225k
THE HENRY COVENTRY ALMSHOUSES CHARITY income £276k
ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £33k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HUMPHRYS ALMSHOUSES CIO	£84k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES FY2025	£114k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE HESLINGTON ALMSHOUSES CHARITY FY2025	£63k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GLYMPTON ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£43k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ANDROS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£225k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE HENRY COVENTRY ALMSHOUSES CHARITY FY2025	£276k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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