WISBECH CHARITIES

Registered charity 204879 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALMSHOUSE BRANCH AND POORS BRANCH

Provision of Almshouse Sheltered Housing

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Latest income

£95k

Latest spending

£102k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £448 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds of £506,890. The trustees consider current reserve levels adequate to cover projected outgoings and contingency repairs, despite a revenue deficit in the Almshouse branch.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to cover projected outgoings for the next twelve months and contingency reserves for repairs (held: £507k)

“The Trustees aim to retain sufficient reserves to cover projected outgoings for the next twelve months and are also aware of the need for contingency reserves to cover necessary repairs to capital equipment in the properties as they arise.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Keith Aplinchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Jane Ann Boulton · trustee of 1 other charity
John Boase Stocks
Richard Symond Gyles Barnwell
Sarah Jane Wheeler · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£95k	£102k
31/12/2023	£102k	£84k
31/12/2022	£94k	£143k
31/12/2021	£103k	£76k
31/12/2020	£103k	£76k

Common questions

Is WISBECH CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £448 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds of £506,890. The trustees consider current reserve levels adequate to cover projected outgoings and contingency repairs, despite a revenue deficit in the Almshouse branch. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.