THE CROYDON ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES

Registered charity 204963 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CROYDON ALMSHOUSE AND RELIEF IN NEED CHARITIES, CROYDON ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES

Provision of Almshouse accommodation for needy persons living in the London Borough of Croydon and the ancient Parish of Mitcham

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:(A) THE RELIEF OF NEED BY THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE BENEFICIARIES; AND(B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

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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.

• Bullying and harassment 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~46.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (59% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Transferred assets to another charity (25/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (01/10/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (01/10/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (01/10/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (01/10/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (01/10/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Operates in: Croydon · Merton

Income and spending