SIR HENRY EDWARDS' CHARITIES

Registered charity 202628 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EDWARD'S HOMES, SIR HENRY EDWARD'S CHARITIES, SIR HENRY EDWARDS - EDWARDS ALMS HOMES, SIR HENRY EDWARDS - EDWARDS DINNER GIFT

the provision of accomodation for the elderly in the borough of Weymouth & Portland

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£112k
Latest spending
£53k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £283,378 and expendable endowment funds of £2,512,106, resulting in total net assets of £2,795,484. The trustees report that the charity is exempt from statutory audit and has been independently examined, with no material matters identified. The charity maintains a positive net current asset position and confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £283k)
The trustees are now reviewing repair and renovation requirements to determine the level of extraordinary repair fund required.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 13
Mr H E Jones (Clerk to the Trustees) Accountancy fees of £5,132 (2023 - £2,658) are included in the accounts in relation to Edwards and Keeping fees, a firm for which Mr H Jones (clerk to the trustees) is a director.
Sir Samuel Mico's Charities (Sister charity under the Weymouth Town Charities scheme and therefore shares Trustees.) Repayment of 50% share of Trustee's indemnity insurance totalling £203.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 13
Mr H E Jones (Clerk to the Trustees) Accountancy fees of £5,132 (2023 - £2,658) are included in the accounts in relation to Edwards and Keeping fees, a firm for which Mr H Jones (clerk to the trustees) is a director.
Sir Samuel Mico's Charities (Sister charity under the Weymouth Town Charities scheme and therefore shares Trustees.) Repayment of 50% share of Trustee's indemnity insurance totalling £203.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£112k£53k
31/12/2023£127k£94k
31/12/2022£108k£65k
31/12/2021£109k£66k
31/12/2020£99k£64k

Common questions

Is SIR HENRY EDWARDS' CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £283,378 and expendable endowment funds of £2,512,106, resulting in total net assets of £2,795,484. The trustees report that the charity is exempt from statutory audit and has been independently examined, with no material matters identified. The charity maintains a positive net current asset position and confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SIR HENRY EDWARDS' CHARITIES£112k0unclearno doubt
W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2023£155k0withinno doubt
Waterside Community Fund FY2025£391k0aboveno doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD CHICHESTER SOCIETY LIMITED FY2024£373k0unclearno doubt
PORTSMOUTH AND DISTRICT FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' HOMES FY2024£106k0unclearno doubt
THE FOUNDATION OF EDWARD STOREY FY2025£1.6m0unclearno doubt

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