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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.

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

Latest income
£75k
Latest spending
£23k
Registered
1961
Accounts read
FY2025

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

Reserves policy: £10,000
“As previously reported the trustees seek to maintain a balance in the Current Account in the region of £10,000. This sum has been suggested by the Charity Bank.” — page 3
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

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£75k£23k
31/12/2024£68k£34k
31/12/2023£59k£41k
31/12/2022£60k£56k
31/12/2021£57k£36k

Common questions

Is SIR JOHN JACOB'S ALMSHOUSES financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.