WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 1187392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity owns and rents 6 almshouses to suitably qualified residents, as determined by the charity's constitution. It also owns adjacent and surrounding land on which the almshouses are situated, the residual portion of which is set aside as a multi-purpose village amenity.

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Latest income

£491k

Latest spending

£49k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a strong financial position with total reserves of £589,691.12, significantly exceeding its stated policy target of £60,000. The accounts state that there are no currently outstanding liabilities, and the trustees confirmed that funding for the new almshouse project is fully in place, requiring little or no recourse to reserves. The charity achieved an acceptable surplus from almshouse activities and maintained adequate cash flow to meet ongoing project costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £60,000 (held: £590k)

“the trustees determined when approving the business plan and giving the go ahead for the new almshouses project that reserves should not fall below £60,000, in cash or investments.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 (06/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (14/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Charles Edward Porterchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Anne Edith Hopwell · trustee of 1 other charity
Deborah Judith Lole · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Wendy Jennifer Raybould · trustee of 1 other charity
Ian Richard Litchfield · trustee of 1 other charity
Imogen Jane Tansley · trustee of 1 other charity
Kenneth Brand · trustee of 1 other charity
Melvyn Robert Griffiths · trustee of 1 other charity
SIR RICHARD TILT · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£491k	£49k
31/03/2024	£46k	£53k
31/03/2023	£50k	£59k
31/12/2021	£26k	£19k
31/12/2020	£26k	£27k

Common questions

Is WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a strong financial position with total reserves of £589,691.12, significantly exceeding its stated policy target of £60,000. The accounts state that there are no currently outstanding liabilities, and the trustees confirmed that funding for the new almshouse project is fully in place, requiring little or no recourse to reserves. The charity achieved an acceptable surplus from almshouse activities and maintained adequate cash flow to meet ongoing project costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	01/04/2023	£13k	EWCO 167 21_22 William Lovett's Almshouses Charity Woodland