OMBERSLEY CHURCH HOUSES CHARITY

Registered charity 1192091 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trustees rent properties to young families at below market rent to enable them to remain in the village. The surplus rent is donated to the village church to maintain and repair it.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN OMBERSLEY BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH ACCOMMODATION WHICH THEY OTHERWISE COULD NOT AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS; 2. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE CHURCH OF ST ANDREWS, OMBERSLEY BY SUCH MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE.

Area of benefit: IN OMBERSLEY

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 £30,593.20 against total expenditure of £47,805.00, resulting in positive free reserves of £221,026.00. The charity holds significant fixed assets valued at £1,078,262.02 and maintains a permanent endowment fund of £850,449.00. The trustees report continued rental stability and minimal void periods, indicating stable operational performance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• STUART MARTIN LARNDERchair
• CHRISTOPHER GAIT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr MICHAEL JOHN HOUSTON BEST
• Kim Denise Day
• MAUREEN ELZABETH CALLOW
• Simon Deakin

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

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