PARSON LATHAM'S HOSPITAL IN BARNWELL

Registered charity 200953 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LATHAM'S COTTAGES,BARNWELL

The provision of self contained living accommodation in eight almshouses in the village of Barnwell.

Objects

PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES FOR PERSONS OF 50 YEARS OF AGE OR MORE WHO FROM AGE, ILL HEALTH ACCIDENT OR INFIRMITY ARE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THEMSELVES. TWO ALMSPEOPLE TO BE POOR BACHELORS OR WIDOWERS ONE FROM KIMBOLTON AND ONE FROM OLD WESTON. REMAINING ALMSPEOPLE SHALL HAVE RESIDED FOR NOT LESS THAN 4 YEARS IN BARNWELL OR FAILING SUH IN THE URBAN DISTRICT OF OUNDLE OR THE RURAL DISTRICT OF OUNDLE. A SUM NOT EXCEEDING ú10 IN ANY YEAR FOR DESERVING AND NECESSITOUS PERSONS RESIDENT IN BARNWELL.

Area of benefit: KIMBOLTON, OLD WESTON, BARNWELL, OUNDLE

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

Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£44k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of (7,632) for the year, reducing total unrestricted funds to 107,563. The trustees believe the remaining general unrestricted funds of 11,680 are sufficient to support working capital, and they maintain a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to support the working capital of the charity (held: £12k)
“the trustees believe that this level of reserves is both necessary and sufficient to support the working capital of the charity.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of expenses to trustee
“Payments made to the trustee, Mrs P Rutterford during the year amounted to £146 (2024: £40) for reimbursement of expenses.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
06/04/2026£46k£44k
06/04/2025£43k£49k
06/04/2024£45k£35k
06/04/2023£38k£555k
06/04/2022£33k£30k

Common questions

Is PARSON LATHAM'S HOSPITAL IN BARNWELL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of (7,632) for the year, reducing total unrestricted funds to 107,563. The trustees believe the remaining general unrestricted funds of 11,680 are sufficient to support working capital, and they maintain a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/03/2023£1kCelebration lunch for the King’s Coronation
The National Lottery Community Fund01/04/2022£800Jubilee lunch for elderly of the parish
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2018£3kto buy a commercial dishwasher