SALISBURY CITY ALMSHOUSE AND WELFARE CHARITIES

Registered charity 202110 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MUNICIPAL CHARITIES

Provision of Ordinary Sheltered and Very Sheltered Almshouse accommodation for needy elderly people principally living within the Salisbury area and a small number of general needs accommodation for young families.Welfare grants are also made available for the relief of those in need, hardship or distress within the Salisbury area.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£2.5m

Latest spending

£2.5m

Registered

1979

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Charities recorded a net surplus of £762,522 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total net assets increasing to £23,405,665. Per the trustees' report, the Charities hold substantial cash balances resulting in a negative gearing ratio of -29.42%, and they certify compliance with the Governance and Financial Viability Standard.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £360,000 (held: £7.7m)

“The Trustees have calculated that the Charities' working capital requirements amount to £360,000” — page 10

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Pension scheme deficit: £5k

“Carried forward pension liability at 31 December 2024 £4,500” — page 27

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Fletcher & Partners. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £450k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£2.6m

Total spending

£2.5m

Cost of raising funds

£22k

Reserves (reported)

£356k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (01/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN CORKILL · trustee of 3 other charities
ALASTAIR JAMES LANGTON BRAIN · trustee of 2 other charities
ANNA ELIZABETH TAYLOR · trustee of 2 other charities
DAWN EMILY WILSON · trustee of 2 other charities
Dr HELENA EWING · trustee of 2 other charities
Dr ROBERT HEWETSON · trustee of 2 other charities
FIONA GREEN · trustee of 2 other charities
Graham Richard Bennett · trustee of 2 other charities
TREVOR AUSTRENG · trustee of 2 other charities
Thomas Frederick Clay · trustee of 2 other charities
WILLIAM NICHOLAS COLLINS · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£2.5m	£2.5m
31/12/2023	£2.2m	£2.4m
31/12/2022	£2.0m	£1.8m
31/12/2021	£1.9m	£1.6m
31/12/2020	£1.8m	£1.7m

Common questions

Is SALISBURY CITY ALMSHOUSE AND WELFARE CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Charities recorded a net surplus of £762,522 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total net assets increasing to £23,405,665. Per the trustees' report, the Charities hold substantial cash balances resulting in a negative gearing ratio of -29.42%, and they certify compliance with the Governance and Financial Viability Standard. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Fletcher & Partners.

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
ESTATE CHARITY OF WILLIAM HATCLIFFE	1	£1.1m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HARNHAM ST GEORGE AND ALL SAINTS	1	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF VERWOOD	1	£840
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST FRANCIS, SALISBURY	1	£275

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SALISBURY TRUST FOR THE HOMELESS LTD.

SALISBURY TRUST FOR THE HOMELESS LTD income £406k
GREENWICH CHARITY OF WILLIAM HATCLIFFE AND THE MISSES SMITH income £460k
THRALE ALMSHOUSE AND RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY income £274k
THE CITY OF LONDON ALMSHOUSES income £480k
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES income £177k
WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £491k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SALISBURY CITY ALMSHOUSE AND WELFARE CHARITIES	£2.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SALISBURY TRUST FOR THE HOMELESS LTD FY2025	£406k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GREENWICH CHARITY OF WILLIAM HATCLIFFE AND THE MISSES SMITH FY2025	£460k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THRALE ALMSHOUSE AND RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY FY2025	£274k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE CITY OF LONDON ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£480k	—	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.