UNITED ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES

Registered charity 203464 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE GENERAL CHARITIES

Maintenance of Perry and Dawes Almshouses and Chapel, together with care for its Residents. The Trustees shall apply income from Residents and investments to secure the necessary services, as well as maintaining reserve funds for emergencies.

Objects

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISH OF WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income

£44k

Latest spending

£59k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £11,066,044 as of 31 December 2024, derived from historic investments and cash funds. The trustees report that funds remain healthy and were sufficient to accommodate costs incurred in the maintenance of the almshouse properties. No independent audit was performed; instead, an independent examiner confirmed no matters required attention to enable a proper understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: hold its historic investments as reserves to cover Extraordinary Repairs {ERF} and Cyclical Maintenance Repairs (CMR), and upgrading in line with the safety standards of the day (held: £11.1m)

“it remains the policy of the Trustees to hold its historic investments as reserves to cover Extraordinary Repairs {ERF} and Cyclical Maintenance Repairs (CMR), and upgrading in line with the safety standards of the day.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Anthony Alexanderchair · trustee of 3 other charities
DR Sarah Catherine Robinson · trustee of 3 other charities
David Baird
GEORGE CARPENTER
John Lewis · trustee of 4 other charities
Mary Morgan · trustee of 3 other charities
PAUL BARTON · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£44k	£59k
31/12/2023	£45k	£35k
31/12/2022	£42k	£48k
31/12/2021	£43k	£21k
31/12/2020	£37k	£20k

Common questions

Is UNITED ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £11,066,044 as of 31 December 2024, derived from historic investments and cash funds. The trustees report that funds remain healthy and were sufficient to accommodate costs incurred in the maintenance of the almshouse properties. No independent audit was performed; instead, an independent examiner confirmed no matters required attention to enable a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.