SYDNEY HOWARD LOVELL MEMORIAL ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 200480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOVELL HOMES

Almshouses for retired people. Priority given to those in 'tied accommodation' upon retirement

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Latest income

£233k

Latest spending

£214k

Registered

1961

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust manages a healthy financial position with strong liquidity and total free reserves of £582,309. The Trustees confirm that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations and do not seek external funding, noting that licence receipts cover a significant part of property upkeep. While the net book value of the site is considered unrealistically low, the Trust remains content with the valuation given its endowment and charitable status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Stephen John Patrick Longchair
Amanda Jane Beazley · trustee of 1 other charity
Christopher Michael Williams
Julie Karen Saunders
Michael Carr · trustee of 1 other charity
Nicholas Franey Wells
Rachel Elizabeth Jane Saunders
Richard Worker · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bedford

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£233k	£214k
31/03/2024	£227k	£175k
31/03/2023	£220k	£195k
31/03/2022	£211k	£247k
31/03/2021	£213k	£94k

Common questions

Is SYDNEY HOWARD LOVELL MEMORIAL ALMSHOUSES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust manages a healthy financial position with strong liquidity and total free reserves of £582,309. The Trustees confirm that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations and do not seek external funding, noting that licence receipts cover a significant part of property upkeep. While the net book value of the site is considered unrealistically low, the Trust remains content with the valuation given its endowment and charitable status. 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 EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£10k
THE WILLIAM DELAFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY.

WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £491k
THE CITY OF LONDON ALMSHOUSES income £480k
THE HARTLEY TRUST income £2.6m
FOORD ALMSHOUSES income £696k
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES income £177k
THE JAMES LLOYD ALMSHOUSES income £233k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SYDNEY HOWARD LOVELL MEMORIAL ALMSHOUSES	£233k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£491k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CITY OF LONDON ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£480k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE HARTLEY TRUST FY2024	£2.6m	£180,001 - £190,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FOORD ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£696k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£177k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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