SIR JOHN JACOB'S ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 201934 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SIR JOHN JACOBS ALMSHOUSES, THE ALMSHOUSES

Provide 10 Almshouses in accordance with the founders wishes and as varied by the Charity Comminssion scheme.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR WIDOWS OF GOOD CHARACTER RESIDENT IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF GAMLINGAY.

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISH OF GAMLINGAY.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £52,165.94 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £74,898.40 against total expenditure of £22,732.46. The trustees report a time of financial stability, noting that they seek to maintain a current account balance in the region of £10,000. Free reserves are not explicitly stated as a single unrestricted figure, but the charity holds significant fixed assets valued at £2,952,929.39.

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.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Irene Joyce Gray
• JACKIE HOUGH
• SEBASTIAN GERALD MOLESWORTH KINDERSLEY

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

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