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THE UNITED CHARITIES OF ABEL COLLIN

Registered charity 1188997 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide homes for men and women aged 60 years and over of modest means who, at the time of their application, live within the City of Nottingham and the adjacent boroughs of Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES FOR ELDERLY PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSION) ARE RESIDING IN THE CITY OF NOTTINGHAM AND THE ADJACENT BOROUGHS OF BROXTOWE, GEDLING AND RUSHCLIFFE AT THE TIME OF THE APPOINTMENT.

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

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

Latest income
£525k
Latest spending
£508k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income from activities of £15,000 for the year, with total expenditure on properties of £310,000. Free reserves at the year-end totalled £164,000, which the trustees considered an adequate level for the charity's operations. The charity held £181,000 in cash deposits and £58,000 in other cash balances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £60k is considered to be required to cover working capital needs for the next 12 months (held: £164k)
“Short-term requirement the charity has a regular 4-weekly income flow through its Maintenance Charge from its residents which normally covers the expenses but £60k is considered to be required to cover working capital needs for the next 12 months.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited. Discloses 4 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£525k
Total spending
£508k
Reserves (reported)
£164k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (80% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£525k£508k
31/12/2024£504k£540k
31/12/2023£486k£533k
31/12/2022£442k£364k
31/12/2021£4.8m£358k

Common questions

Is THE UNITED CHARITIES OF ABEL COLLIN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income from activities of £15,000 for the year, with total expenditure on properties of £310,000. Free reserves at the year-end totalled £164,000, which the trustees considered an adequate level for the charity's operations. The charity held £181,000 in cash deposits and £58,000 in other cash balances. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY1£9k
THE GRAY TRUST1£2k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)1£1k
THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY ALMSHOUSE CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE UNITED CHARITIES OF ABEL COLLIN£525k—0above—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM MUNICIPAL CHARITIES FY2024£323k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOHN AND EMMA GALE HOME FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt
Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire FY2025£3.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES FY2025£177k—0above—no doubt

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