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ABBEYFIELD SILVERDALE SOCIETY

Registered charity 1174376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ABBEYFIELD SILVERDALE AND DISTRICT SOCIETY LTD

The Society's primary activity is to provide care and support to older people through the provision of residential care services at its site in Silverdale, Lancashire, plus a retirement living complex and a supported living unit, also on site. These services are open to all older people in need regardless of their mental or physical frailty and include people with dementia and end of life care.

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Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £40,754 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a merger with Abbeyfield Lytham St Anne's Society. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,863,722, with £1,483,647 in cash, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet short to medium-term obligations. The trustees confirmed the going concern basis, noting that liquid reserves significantly outweigh liabilities.

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)
“In the band £60,001 - £70,000 1” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months operating costs plus nominal balance sheet value of main physical assets (held: £1.7m)
“The Society's free reserves are made up of the nominal balance sheet value of its main physical assets, including Cove House plus the value of three months operating costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Dr June Greenwell and her husband are residents of Cove Orchard and pay the standard service fee to the Society.
“Dr June Greenwell and her husband are residents of Cove Orchard and pay the standard service fee to the Society.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Armstrong Watson Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £60k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Abbeyfield Silverdale Society — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 13/04/2021. CQC record

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

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£2.9m
Employees
29

Reported reserves equal ~26.0 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 (65% 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 — 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.0m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2022£962k£956k
31/03/2021£979k£945k

Common questions

Is ABBEYFIELD SILVERDALE SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £40,754 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a merger with Abbeyfield Lytham St Anne's Society. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,863,722, with £1,483,647 in cash, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet short to medium-term obligations. The trustees confirmed the going concern basis, noting that liquid reserves significantly outweigh liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Armstrong Watson Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of ABBEYFIELD SILVERDALE SOCIETY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ABBEYFIELD SILVERDALE SOCIETY£2.0m£60,001 - £70,000—above—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD REIGATE SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£207k—0above—no doubt
ABBEYFIELD THE DALES LIMITED FY2026£8.7m—0unclear—no doubt
ABBEYFIELD WEST WIGHT SOCIETY LTD FY2025£349k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD WORCESTER AND HEREFORD SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD BERKHAMSTED AND HEMEL HEMPSTEAD SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£736k—0unclear—no doubt

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