QUIRKE'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Maintaining and letting almshouses
Objects
INORE TO BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMHOUSES AND THE BENEFIT OF POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF THE URBAN DISTRICT OF MINEHEAD AND THE CIVIL PARISH OF MINEHEAD
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted cash funds of £112,784 and investment assets valued at £252,593 as of 31 December 2025. The trustees report that the financial performance was satisfactory and that reserves are maintained at a level deemed sufficient to undertake significant repairs.
What the accounts disclose
“Reserves are maintained at a level deemed sufficient to undertake significant repairs.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- Craig Frederick Palmer
- Jacqueline Anne Gillian Fry
- Jeremy Milton
- William Martin Hodson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £53k | £103k |
| 31/12/2024 | £27k | £30k |
| 31/12/2023 | £24k | £21k |
| 31/12/2022 | £22k | £15k |
| 31/12/2021 | £26k | £15k |
Common questions
Is QUIRKE'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted cash funds of £112,784 and investment assets valued at £252,593 as of 31 December 2025. The trustees report that the financial performance was satisfactory and that reserves are maintained at a level deemed sufficient to undertake significant repairs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.