THE MCDONALD AND TRIMMER ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 200406 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRIMMER'S ALMSHOUSES

provides accommodation/housing for elderly/old people (age 55 and over) provides buildings/facilities/open space

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Latest income

£108k

Latest spending

£145k

Registered

1961

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,378 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total net assets decreasing to £605,618 from £616,996 in the prior year. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern for more than 12 months, having mitigated risks through established policies and sufficient reserves to maintain the almshouses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves are maintained in order to keep the Almshouses in good repair for both the short and long term (held: £270k)

“The Trustees continue to ensure that sufficient reserves are maintained in order to keep the Almshouses in good repair for both the short and long term.” — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

Guy Sawbridge Miles Olden
JANE Elizabeth RANDELL
Philip John Hurley Devin
William Peter Walsh

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£108k	£145k
31/12/2024	£97k	£150k
31/12/2023	£102k	£134k
31/12/2022	£88k	£134k
31/12/2021	£80k	£52k

Common questions

Is THE MCDONALD AND TRIMMER ALMSHOUSE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,378 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total net assets decreasing to £605,618 from £616,996 in the prior year. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern for more than 12 months, having mitigated risks through established policies and sufficient reserves to maintain the almshouses. 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
THE SIR TOM COWIE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£30k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ALMSHOUSE OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST.

THE ALMSHOUSE OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST income £136k
THE JAMES LLOYD ALMSHOUSES income £233k
AGED MERCHANT SEAMEN'S HOMES income £185k
TURNER'S ALMSHOUSES income £173k
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES income £177k
THE DRAPERS' ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £1.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MCDONALD AND TRIMMER ALMSHOUSE CHARITY	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ALMSHOUSE OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST FY2024	£136k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JAMES LLOYD ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£233k	—	above	—	no doubt
AGED MERCHANT SEAMEN'S HOMES FY2024	£185k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TURNER'S ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£173k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£177k	—	above	—	no doubt

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