DUNK'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 1203952 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Dunks Almshouse Charity provides accommodation to local residents in need of housing.

Objects

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSION) HAVE RESIDED IN THE AREA OF THE PARISH OF HAWKHURST FOR NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS.

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

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

Latest income

£116k

Latest spending

£112k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held a good and stable financial position throughout 2025, with unrestricted reserves (General Fund) of £149,088. The trustees confirmed there is no material uncertainty regarding going concern, noting the charity is in a position to meet its financial obligations as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Maintenance contributions (91% of income)

“Maintenance contributions £104,643” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: adequately cover the budgeted costs, excluding the maintenance costs, for the coming year (reserves figure: £149k)

“the General Fund should be maintained at a level to adequately cover the budgeted costs, excluding the maintenance costs, for the coming year.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Payments totalling £47,519 were made in the year to Mr C Faulkner who is a Trustee of the Charity. Payments totalling £787 for cleaning services were made in the year to Mrs J Faulkner who is a Trustee of the Charity.

“Payments totalling £47,519 were made in the year to Mr C Faulkner who is a Trustee of the Charity. These were approved by the building sub-committee and Mr Faulkner did not participate in the vote. It is regarded to be open market value for the work performed.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments to Trustee Mr C Faulkner

“Payments totalling £47,519 were made in the year to Mr C Faulkner who is a Trustee of the Charity. These were approved by the building sub-committee and Mr Faulkner did not participate in the vote. It is regarded to be open market value for the work performed.” — page 13

“Payments totalling £787 for cleaning services were made in the year to Mrs J Faulkner who is a Trustee of the Charity. It is regarded to be open market value for the work performed.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments to Trustee Mrs J Faulkner

“Payments totalling £47,519 were made in the year to Mr C Faulkner who is a Trustee of the Charity. These were approved by the building sub-committee and Mr Faulkner did not participate in the vote. It is regarded to be open market value for the work performed.” — page 13

“Payments totalling £787 for cleaning services were made in the year to Mrs J Faulkner who is a Trustee of the Charity. It is regarded to be open market value for the work performed.” — page 13

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints 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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

NIGEL LESLIE COLLISONchair · trustee of 3 other charities
CAROLINE CANNAR · trustee of 2 other charities
Colin Andrew Faulkner · trustee of 3 other charities
Colin Charles Hobday · trustee of 1 other charity
Gunda Cannon · trustee of 3 other charities
Helena Elisabeth Van Kan · trustee of 3 other charities
JOANNE ELIZABETH FAULKNER · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£116k	£112k
31/12/2024	£110k	£98k

Common questions

Is DUNK'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held a good and stable financial position throughout 2025, with unrestricted reserves (General Fund) of £149,088. The trustees confirmed there is no material uncertainty regarding going concern, noting the charity is in a position to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DUNTON'S ALMSHOUSES.

DUNTON'S ALMSHOUSES income £47k
THE DAUBENY ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £36k
DARTFORD ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £325k
THE POWELL AND WELCH ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £55k
HENRY HANLEY FOR ALMSHOUSES income £45k
THE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF RAPHAEL AND ANN SEDGWICK income £36k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DUNK'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY	£116k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DUNTON'S ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£47k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DAUBENY ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DARTFORD ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2026	£325k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE POWELL AND WELCH ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£55k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HENRY HANLEY FOR ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£45k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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