SHERBURN HOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 1177535 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRIST'S HOSPITAL IN SHERBURN, SHERBURN HOSPITAL

PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL CARE AND HOUSING FOR OLDER PERSONS.GRANT PROVIDER.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.3m
Latest spending
£3.3m
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £727,752, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £1,000,000. Total funds carried forward were £40,319,246, supported by significant investment assets valued at £27,412,170. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £1,000,000 (held: £728k)
“It is the trustees’ policy that unrestricted reserves should be maintained at a minimum level of £1,000,000 to support the operating and development activities of the Charity.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (11 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Sherburn House Charity — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 01/12/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£4.3m
Total spending
£3.3m
Reserves (reported)
£728k
Employees
66

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% 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).

Care Quality Commission ratings

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£4.3m£3.3m
31/03/2025£4.0m£3.5m
31/03/2024£3.8m£3.6m
31/03/2023£3.7m£3.1m
31/03/2022£1.5m£1.5m

Common questions

Is SHERBURN HOUSE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £727,752, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £1,000,000. Total funds carried forward were £40,319,246, supported by significant investment assets valued at £27,412,170. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BUSHELL HOUSE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHERBURN HOUSE CHARITY£4.3m——unclear—no doubt
BUSHELL HOUSE FY2024£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
Beaconwild Ltd FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD GREAT MISSENDEN AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FY2025£355k—0unclear—no doubt
SUTTON AND CHEAM ELDERLY PEOPLE'S HOUSING ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.5m—0above—no doubt
HULL TRINITY HOUSE CHARITY FY2025£4.2m——unclear—no doubt

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