PETERBOROUGH ALMSHOUSE TRUST CIO

Registered charity 1179603 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our Charity's purposes as set out in the objects contained in the Charity's Governing Document are:-(a) the provision of housing accommodation for beneficiaries and (b) such charitable purposes for the benefit of residents as the Trustees decide. The object of the Charity is to administer and manage 56 dwellings at Stephenson Court, Peterborough in accordance with the above provisions.

Objects

(A) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR THE BENEFICIARIES; AND (B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Peterborough, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£283k
Latest spending
£332k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported total income of £282,878 and net incoming resources of £27,132 for the year ended 30 June 2026. While unrestricted funds total £1,162,172, the trustees note that free reserves are technically in a deficit of £265,263, though they state this is due to funds being built up for property restoration. The trustees consider the reserves sufficient to cover six to nine months of expenditure and confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The free reserves are currently showing as a deficit of £265,263. At six months this needs to be approximately £113,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

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 30/06/2026

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £7,870 — grants £7,870 (1); 3% of the £282,878 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £5,962 — grants £5,962 (1); 2% of the £278,778 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 2

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

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

Operates in: Peterborough City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2026£283k£332k
30/06/2025£279k£365k
30/06/2024£281k£368k
30/06/2023£271k£472k
30/06/2022£261k£270k

Common questions

Is PETERBOROUGH ALMSHOUSE TRUST CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported total income of £282,878 and net incoming resources of £27,132 for the year ended 30 June 2026. While unrestricted funds total £1,162,172, the trustees note that free reserves are technically in a deficit of £265,263, though they state this is due to funds being built up for property restoration. The trustees consider the reserves sufficient to cover six to nine months of expenditure and confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PETERBOROUGH ALMSHOUSE TRUST CIO£283k—0below—no doubt
THE MATTHEW CHUBBS ALMSHOUSES CHARITY FY2025£39k—0unclear—no doubt
ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES FY2025£114k——above—no doubt
ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2024£33k—0unclear—no doubt
PAGE'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025£45k—0unclear—no doubt
TIVERTON ALMSHOUSE TRUST FY2025£1.1m—1unclear—no doubt

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