ARTHUR GOODWIN'S ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 203342 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity manages the Almshouses at Waddesdon, and applies income for repairs and for the benefit of the Almspeople.

Objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE PARISHES OF WADDESDON AND UPPER WINCHENDON.

Area of benefit: PARISHES OF WADDESDON AND UPPER WINCHENDON

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a profit before gains on investments of £158 for the year, with total funds amounting to £187,839. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £101,310, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months' running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially misstated.

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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anna Louise Coates
• DOCTOR ALAN DOUGLAS WATT
• Rev Caroline Wainman · trustee of 2 other charities
• S.J.P. TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED
• SJP Trust Corporation Limited
• Stephen John Terry

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

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