THORNER'S HOMES

Registered charity 1189291 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of almshouse accommodation for poor widows and single women aged 55 or over; who require such accommodation due to poverty, financial hardship or other charitable need.

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

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £151,411 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with unrestricted funds totaling £15,055,326. The trustees maintain a going concern basis, projecting a further deficit of £471,291 for the following year, which would reduce funds to £14,584,035. The audit confirms no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue operational existence.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HWB Chartered Accountants. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~16.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (27/02/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANN JENNIFER BENNETT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Andrew Barnett
• Daniel Butt
• Dave Richards · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Frederick Hankins · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jane Bowen
• Michael John Caton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Miriam Hayward
• Paul Frederick Meacher · trustee of 2 other charities
• Richard Dudley Brazier · trustee of 2 other charities
• Sarah Vaughan

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

Operates in: Southampton City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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