HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CIO

Registered charity 1200364 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity provides almshouses for people who are over 60 years old, are of good character and in financial hardship. At the time of appication, the potential resident must reside within the Ancient Parishes of Pevensey and Westham. The Charity owns 6 almshouses in Westham and 2 in Pevensey Bay. When vacancies occur, these are advertised widely in the area of benefit.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS OF NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;THE RELIEF IN NEED OF PERSONS WHO ARE NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE AND WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR THE RESIDENT ALMSPEOPLE, AND WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES, OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.'AREA OF BENEFIT' SHALL MEAN THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF WESTHAM AND PEVENSEY, AND THE ANCIENT LIBERTY OF PEVENSEY IN THE PARISH OF HAILSHAM

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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Registered contact address: Wealden, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's reserves are currently low due to extensive refurbishment works, having used up most reserves and borrowed from its endowment fund. However, the trustees consider the charity to be a going concern with no material uncertainties, citing a five-year cash flow forecast and increased weekly maintenance charges as the basis for rebuilding reserves over time.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £397k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Quibellchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Andrew Pond · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Andrew Guy Partridge
• Rev David Gillard · trustee of 2 other charities
• Victoria Murray-Brewster · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

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• JESUS HOSPITAL income £135k
• ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF JOHN SHAFTOE income £97k
• ST JOSEPH'S ALMSHOUSES income £96k
• THE HOSPITAL OF ST OSWALD income £198k
• THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST AND OF ST ANNE IN OKEHAM income £1.2m
• ST. JOHN'S FOUNDATION EST. 1174 income £5.4m

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