ALICE ROUGHTON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1205083 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Facilitating the provision of affordable housing and services for people in need who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the UK.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.8m
Latest spending
£2.9m
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group holds unrestricted reserves of £4,400,403, with the parent charity holding £651,135. The trustees report a strong balance sheet with £1.8 million in cash and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £200,000 (held: £651k)
“The minimum reserve level is currently £200,000 which is sufficient to cover forecast administration costs for 3 years.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Legal services purchased from Warners Law LLP, in which Trustee Mary Shaw is a partner.
“The Group purchased legal services amounting to £38,916 in 2025 (2024 £4,060) from Warners Law LLP, a limited liability partnership, in which Mary Shaw, a Board Director and Trustee, is a partner. The amount outstanding at 30 September 2025 was £1,500 (2024: £nil). There are no other related transactions in the current or preceding year.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Vincent House London Limited, Carlise House Limited
“The Company, together with its two subsidiaries Vincent House London Limited and Carlise House Limited (both public benefit entities), comprise the Alice Roughton Group” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

VINCENT HOUSE LONDON LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £2.8m
  • Profit before tax: £59k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £252k
  • Creditors include £42,204 due to group companies (2024: £49,354).
“Gift aid payment to parent charity (252,348)”

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£2.8m
Total spending
£2.9m
Cost of raising funds
£2.8m
Reserves (reported)
£4.4m
Employees
39

Reported reserves equal ~18.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£2.8m£2.9m
30/09/2024£6.1m£5.2m

Common questions

Is ALICE ROUGHTON FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group holds unrestricted reserves of £4,400,403, with the parent charity holding £651,135. The trustees report a strong balance sheet with £1.8 million in cash and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALICE ROUGHTON FOUNDATION£2.8m——above—no doubt
THE ALTRO FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024£109k—0below—no doubt
The Almshouse Association FY2025£1.2m——below—no doubt
AMY LOUISA ROBINSON CHARITY FY2025£125k—0above—no doubt
HOUSING FOR WOMEN FY2025£10.3m——unclear—material uncertainty
THE ROUGHAM ESTATE TRUST FY2025£347k—0unclear—no doubt

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