THE BERROW COTTAGE HOMES

Registered charity 1175027 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of social housing by way of almshouses

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Latest income

£226k

Latest spending

£154k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income increase to £124,795, driven by a significant £53,227 gain on investments, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £2,122,312. The organization maintains a strong net cash position with total cash exceeding outstanding debt, and the trustees confirmed no material uncertainties exist regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient sums to be set aside as investments to generate necessary funds mainly for the maintenance and repairs of the Almshouses (held: £2.1m)

“The National Association of Almshouses requires that sufficient sums to be set aside as investments to generate necessary funds mainly for the maintenance and repairs of the Almshouses; this is achieved by setting aside annually the amount advised by them.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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 (31/12/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHARLES EDWARD PONTIFEXchair
DAVID WHITING
Dr JENNIFER ANN HAGON · trustee of 1 other charity
ELISABETH MARY WILKIN · trustee of 1 other charity
NEIL JOHN CAMERON
ROBERT WILLIAM PITT
Rev Geoffrey Lanham
TERENCE JOHN CORNS

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

Operates in: Solihull

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£226k	£154k
31/12/2024	£223k	£158k
31/12/2023	£209k	£154k
31/12/2022	£204k	£170k
31/12/2021	£185k	£161k

Common questions

Is THE BERROW COTTAGE HOMES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income increase to £124,795, driven by a significant £53,227 gain on investments, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £2,122,312. The organization maintains a strong net cash position with total cash exceeding outstanding debt, and the trustees confirmed no material uncertainties exist regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BERROW COTTAGE HOMES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BERROW COTTAGE HOMES as a grant recipient include THE W E DUNN TRUST, W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE W E DUNN TRUST	FY2025	£5k
THE W E DUNN TRUST	FY2024	£5k
THE W E DUNN TRUST	FY2023	£3k
W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£3k