THE FRANCES GEERING ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 204399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARWELL PAROCHIAL CHARITIES, PAROCHIAL (ELEEMOSYNARY) CHARITIES, THE FRANCIS GEERING ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Provision of almshouse accommodation for two female residents in Oxfordshire

Objects

PROVISION OF ALMHOUSES

Area of benefit: VALE OF WHITE HORSE DISTRICT COUNCIL AND THE SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred an operational deficit of £46,517 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to major building renovation costs financed by reserves and a loan. Despite the deficit, the trustees declare that the finances remain healthy, with unrestricted reserves reduced to £24,000 following the expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW JOHN SNOWDONchair
• Adrian William Simcox
• Andrew Laing
• Fiona Alexandra Pryor
• Justin Gavin Fanstone
• Lesley Margaret Hughes

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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