THE DYERS' ALMSHOUSE CHARITY CIO

Registered charity 1185932 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The CIO is established for the prevention or relief of poverty of those in need, hardship or distress, by providing social housing in the form of almshouse accommodation, including making charitable grants or payments, and other charitable purposes for the benefit of residents and former residents the trustee may from time to time decide.

Objects

1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, BY: (I) PROVIDING SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE FORM OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION TO POOR PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (WITH A PREFERENCE FOR FREEMEN OR LIVERYMEN OF THE DYERS COMPANY AND THEIR WIDOWS, WIDOWERS OR DEPENDANTS); AND(II) MAKING CHARITABLE GRANTS OR PAYMENTS FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS INCLUDING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, CONTRIBUTING TO THE COSTS OF ACCOMMODATION OR CARE SERVICES (INCLUDING MEDICAL AND NURSING CARE).2. SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS AND FORMER RESIDENTS OF THE ALMSHOUSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £441,709 for the year, driven by a £153,632 unrestricted donation and investment gains. The unrestricted general fund balance increased to £499,024, which the Trustee considers sufficient for working capital and future maintenance needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. 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.

• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~16.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (51% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (22/04/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• The Dyers' Company

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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