THE FINCH ALMSHOUSES, RAVENSTONE

Registered charity 1201122 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of almshouse accommodation.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:4.1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION AND SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT;RESIDENTS SHALL BE POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.4.2. TO PAY THE YEARLY SUM OF £84 TO THE VICAR FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, RAVENSTONE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (OR DURING ANY PERIOD WHEN THERE IS NO SUCH VICAR, TO PAY SUCH SUM TO THE CURATE IN CHARGE OF THAT ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH); AND4.3. TO PAY TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THAT ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE YEARLY SUM OF £10 FOR REPAIRING THE PARISH CHURCH OF RAVENSTONE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND THE CHANCEL THEREOF AND FOR BEAUTIFYING AND ADORNING THE SAID CHURCH AND CHANCEL AND PROVIDING UTENSILS AND ORNAMENTS FOR THE SAME.

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

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

Latest income

£260k

Latest spending

£23k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,984,730, comprising freehold property, cash, and investments less a Charity Bank mortgage. The trustees report adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. The charity's principal income sources are weekly maintenance contributions from residents and investment income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other trading activities (87% of income)

“The Charity’s principal sources of income are the Weekly Maintenance Contributions received from Residents and, to a lesser extent, the investment income on quoted investments.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient realisable reserves to cover (1) day to day costs of maintaining and operating the almhouses (2) provision for reactive repairs and unplanned maintenance and (3) cyclical maintenance plans (held: £2.0m)

“The Charity requires sufficient realisable reserves to cover (1) day to day costs of maintaining and operating the almhouses (2) provision for reactive repairs and unplanned maintenance and (3) cyclical maintenance plans.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

ABIGAIL WHITEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
DEBORAH SAUNDERS · trustee of 1 other charity
GLYNIS BAILEY · trustee of 1 other charity
George Finch
RICHARD MACGOWAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Revd Canon CHRISTA PUMFREY

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£260k	£23k
31/03/2024	£18k	£10k

Common questions

Is THE FINCH ALMSHOUSES, RAVENSTONE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,984,730, comprising freehold property, cash, and investments less a Charity Bank mortgage. The trustees report adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. The charity's principal income sources are weekly maintenance contributions from residents and investment income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£67k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION	1	£31k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£15k
COVENTRY CHURCH (MUNICIPAL) CHARITIES	1	£14k
THE WILLIAM DELAFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£10k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	1	£5k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL.

ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL income £352k
WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £491k
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES income £177k
CHELTENHAM ALMSHOUSES & AID CIO income £312k
THE HARTLEY TRUST income £2.6m
THOMAS PHILIPOT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £379k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FINCH ALMSHOUSES, RAVENSTONE	£260k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL FY2024	£352k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£491k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£177k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHELTENHAM ALMSHOUSES & AID CIO FY2025	£312k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE HARTLEY TRUST FY2024	£2.6m	£180,001 - £190,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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