DARTMOUTH UNITED CHARITIES

Registered charity 203399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Dartmouth United Charities provides almshouse accommodation to poor persons of good character, who have lived in Dartmouth for two years before their appointment, or in exceptional circumstances, live outside the area but are otherwise qualified.It also makes grants to individuals and to organisations supporting Dartmouth residents who are in need, hardship or distress.

Objects

1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY. 2) RELIEF IN NEED FOR PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF DARTMOUTH

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

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

Registered contact address: South Hams, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the financial statements are prepared on a break-up basis rather than a going-concern basis, as the charity intends to convert into a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and cease its current legal existence. Despite this structural change, the trustees confirm that operations will continue in the new entity with assets and liabilities transferred at book value, and the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £150,000, meeting its policy target. The charity reported a net income of £250,330 for the year, supported by significant donations and charitable activity income, while maintaining a strong balance sheet with net assets exceeding £6 million.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Thompson Jenner LLP. Discloses 5 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.

• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Dartmouth Trust — “Dartmouth United Charities is a beneficiary of the Dartmouth Trust , receiving half of their net proceeds . We are grateful for their ann…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £180k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~200.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (56% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• JILL CAWLEYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• BETTY ELAINE FLEET · trustee of 1 other charity
• Barrie French · trustee of 1 other charity
• George Hardy
• Keith Williams · trustee of 1 other charity
• MATTHEW SIMON TREMLETT
• Robin Springett · trustee of 4 other charities
• Thomas Henry Guy · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Common questions

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EDMONTON UNITED CHARITIES.

• EDMONTON UNITED CHARITIES income £65k
• STAMFORD MUNICIPAL ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES income £88k
• UNITED CHARITIES OF CAMBRIDGE income £387k
• LINCOLN ALMSHOUSES CHARITY income £27k
• THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES income £177k
• DUNK'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £116k

Side by side with its peers

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