ST SCHOLASTICA'S RETREAT

Registered charity 203583 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

St Scholastica's Retreat is an almshouse for Catholics who are in need of financial assistance and who are aged 60 years and over. It was founded by Elizabeth Harrison in 1861 in Hackney and moved to Princes Risborough in 1972. The sheltered accommodation is provided in 36 self-contained flats. The Lord William Taylour Building provides a Community Room, Laundry & Kitchen; and a room for guests.

Objects

FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF RESIDENTS WHO SHALL BE ROMAN CATHOLICS WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BEING SINGLE PERSONS WHO ARE NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE OR MARRIED COUPLES OF WHOM THE HUSBANDS ARE NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE AND THE WIVES ARE NOT LESS THAN 50 YEARS OF AGE.

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £39.6k in 2024, reversing a deficit from the previous year, with total funds increasing to £2.08m. Per the trustees' report, reserves are considered adequate to continue operations, with available funds estimated at three times the required expenditure. The trustees note that future costs related to maintaining aging properties may put pressure on maintenance contributions and reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• JAMES CHRISTOPHER DORANchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Margaret Cripps · trustee of 1 other charity
• Philip Angus Hughes · trustee of 1 other charity
• Simon Martin · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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