WIMBLEDON ENDOWED ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 203891 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of flats and bungalows which are specially designed with the needs of older people in mind. There is a resident manager.

Objects

1. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR AGED OR INFIRM PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF THE FORMER BOROUGH OF WIMBLEDON. 2. FOR THE BENEFIT OF EXISTING PENSIONERS OF THE CHARITIES AND THEREAFTER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSPEOPLE AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: FORMER BOROUGH OF WIMBLEDON

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

Latest income

£196k

Latest spending

£332k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted income exceeded expenditure by £55,214 in 2024, resulting in a net movement in funds of £66,557 after investment gains. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £99,744, while designated reserves for the Extraordinary Repair Fund were £300,000. The trustees consider available liquid resources sufficient for current activities despite economic tensions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 1.5 and 3 times annual income (held: £100k)

“Reserves Policy: The trustee's policy is to maintain total reserves between 1.5 and 3 times annual income.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Director reimbursement

“In 2024, one director of the corporate trustee was reimbursed expenses totalling £11 for printing, postage and stationery. (2023 - £15) No other payments or expenses were paid to any other directors, persons closely connected with them or related parties. No director of the corporate trustee has been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from the charity, or any institution or company connected with it.” — page 9

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

WIMBLEDON ENDOWED ALMSHOUSE TRUSTEE LIMITED

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

Operates in: Merton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£196k	£332k
31/12/2024	£184k	£129k
31/12/2023	£153k	£208k
31/12/2022	£152k	£203k
31/12/2021	£144k	£181k

Common questions

Is WIMBLEDON ENDOWED ALMSHOUSE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted income exceeded expenditure by £55,214 in 2024, resulting in a net movement in funds of £66,557 after investment gains. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £99,744, while designated reserves for the Extraordinary Repair Fund were £300,000. The trustees consider available liquid resources sufficient for current activities despite economic tensions. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WESTMINSTER ALMSHOUSES FOUNDATION.

WESTMINSTER ALMSHOUSES FOUNDATION income £840k
MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES income £109k
THE JAMES LLOYD ALMSHOUSES income £233k
THE GEORGE WOOFINDIN ALMSHOUSES income £161k
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES income £177k
THE ALMSHOUSES OF JOHN ISBURY AND JACOB HARDRETT income £103k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WIMBLEDON ENDOWED ALMSHOUSE CHARITY	£196k	—	within	—	no doubt
WESTMINSTER ALMSHOUSES FOUNDATION FY2025	£840k	—	above	—	no doubt
MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£109k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JAMES LLOYD ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£233k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE GEORGE WOOFINDIN ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£161k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£177k	—	above	—	no doubt

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