ALEXANDRA HOUSE (ROYAL UNITED SERVICE SHORT STAY RESIDENCE FOR SERVICE CHILDREN)

Registered charity 202922 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALEXANDRA HOUSE

The object of the trust is to provide childcare to Service, ex-Service and civilian families.The charity offers a flexible, safe and nurturing environment that takes into account the specific needs of these children and families.The charity aims to improve the lives of vulnerable young children by employing professionals to provide stability and offer high quality, continuity of care.

Objects

TO RELIEVE AND ASSIST CHILDREN OF SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO ARE TEMPORARILY UNABLE TO CARE FOR THEM DUE, FOR EXAMPLE, TO SUDDEN ILLNESS, MATRIMONIAL PROBLEMS OR OTHER DOMESTIC EMERGENCY, AND TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH EMERGENCIES IN THE FUTURE FOR FAMILIES WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE DUE, FOR EXAMPLE, TO ILLNESS, SOCIAL ISOLATION OR DISABILITY. THE TRUST SHALL PRIMARILY PROVIDE BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND DAY CARE FACILITIES FOR THE CHILDREN OF SERVICE FAMILIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's fund increased by £59.3K to £182K, driven by an operating gain and investment growth. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds £183.5K in bank and investment assets against liabilities of just £8.6K, indicating strong liquidity. The trustees aim to hold reserves valued at £31.3K to ensure the charity can continue fulfilling its objectives during temporary income shortfalls.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Jones
• Annabelle Peard · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tristan Sheaff · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Devon · Plymouth City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALEXANDER DEVINE CHILDREN'S CANCER TRUST.

• ALEXANDER DEVINE CHILDREN'S CANCER TRUST income £2.8m
• THE CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST income £9.7m
• THE CHILDHOOD TRUST income £3.3m
• FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD income £2.3m
• BOLTON LOW HOUSES CHILDCARE UNIT income £295k
• THE SICK CHILDREN'S TRUST income £2.7m

Side by side with its peers

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