RENHOLD CHARITY COTTAGES

Registered charity 200076 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RENHOLD CHARITY

PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION FOR PEOPLE IN NEED EITHER RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF RENHOLD OR WITH A CLOSE CONNECTION TO IT

Objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS) ARE RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF RENHOLD AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF RENHOLD

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bedford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£39k

Latest spending

£61k

Registered

1961

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £21,609 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year. Total net assets excluding property value uplifts decreased to £397,010, with unrestricted cash funds standing at £162,139. The trustees consider the level of reserves appropriate given future refurbishment costs and plans for new housing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: appropriate, having regard to future refurbishment costs and the plan to build further housing units (reserves figure: £162k)

“The Trustees consider that the level of reserves is appropriate, having regard to future refurbishment costs and the plan to build further housing units.” — page 4

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest 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 31/03/2025

Government income: £13,745 — grants £13,745 (1); 35% of the £39,172 total gross income on the same return

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

Trustees · trustee networks

MARGARET JEAN DEANchair
Hilary Patricia Eltringham
Ian George Slater
Ian Maurice McIver
Keith Douglas Herkes

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

Operates in: Bedford

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£39k	£61k
31/03/2024	£19k	£15k
31/03/2023	£20k	£7k
31/03/2022	£18k	£19k
31/03/2021	£18k	£3k

Common questions

Is RENHOLD CHARITY COTTAGES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £21,609 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year. Total net assets excluding property value uplifts decreased to £397,010, with unrestricted cash funds standing at £162,139. The trustees consider the level of reserves appropriate given future refurbishment costs and plans for new housing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED.

BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED income £372k
PARISH HALL income £26k
CLEAVES CHARITY AND OTHERS income £64k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TETTENHALL REGIS income £355k
PARISH CHURCH HOUSE income £102k
PENRITH PARISH CENTRE LIMITED income £34k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RENHOLD CHARITY COTTAGES	£39k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£372k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PARISH HALL FY2025	£26k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CLEAVES CHARITY AND OTHERS FY2025	£64k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TETTENHALL REGIS FY2025	£355k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PARISH CHURCH HOUSE FY2025	£102k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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