Ridgegate Home
To provide a residential care home for the elderly
Objects
TO PROVIDE A HOME FOR ELDERLY OR INDIGENT PEOPLE WHO ON ACCOUNT OF ILL HEALTH AGE OR FOR OTHER REASONS ARE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THEMSELVES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall surplus of £8,459 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £752,468. The trustees confirm that assets are sufficient to meet current obligations and allow the charity to continue with its objectives on a going concern basis.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Jag Yogarajah — Chair of the Board of Trustees
- Lola Olanrewaju — Interim Manager
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Care Quality Commission ratings
- Ridgegate Home: Requires improvement
Trustees
- Asad Ahmad Khan
- Brendan Gilbert
- Linda Gent
- Michael May
- Nicholas Yarrow
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1.0m | £1.0m |
| 31/03/2024 | £1.1m | £985k |
| 31/03/2023 | £811k | £935k |
| 31/03/2022 | £903k | £902k |
| 31/03/2021 | £983k | £950k |
Common questions
Is Ridgegate Home financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall surplus of £8,459 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £752,468. The trustees confirm that assets are sufficient to meet current obligations and allow the charity to continue with its objectives on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by GBJ Financial Limited.
Who funds Ridgegate Home?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Ridgegate Home as a grant recipient include THE SIR EDWARD LEWIS FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SIR EDWARD LEWIS FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £4k | Support for people with learning disabilities |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 1 | £42k |
| THE BAND TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIES | 1 | £5k |
| THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £500 |
| THE POPLE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £200 |
Charities like this
- CHARITY OF ROGER REEDE
- ROBERT BIRD COTTAGE HOMES CHARITY
- BISHOP CREIGHTON HOUSE SETTLEMENT
- FAIRFIELD RESIDENTIAL HOME
- RICHARDSON HOMES
- WIRRELDERLY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgegate Home | £1.0m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHARITY OF ROGER REEDE | £381k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ROBERT BIRD COTTAGE HOMES CHARITY | £33k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BISHOP CREIGHTON HOUSE SETTLEMENT | £845k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| FAIRFIELD RESIDENTIAL HOME | £2.8m | more than £60,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RICHARDSON HOMES | £49k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |