COLLINS MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 205441 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity is an Almshouse providing 45 properties for occupation by older people in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income

£496k

Latest spending

£327k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £182,726 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted revenue reserves of £2,446,962. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue its operations for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The charity holds no debt or loans, having repaid all borrowings, and maintains short-term investments of £1,212,237.

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

What the accounts disclose

Governance: Regulator of Social Housing concluded that Anchor did not meet the governance requirements and significant improvement is needed, specifically in relation to its risk and control framework.

“The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has during 2025 reviewed Anchor’s compliance with the Governance and Financial Viability Standard and concluded that Anchor did not meet the governance requirements and significant improvement is needed, specifically in relation to its risk and control framework.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANCHOR HANOVER GROUP · trustee of 5 other charities

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£496k	£327k
31/03/2024	£473k	£321k
31/03/2023	£406k	£298k
31/03/2022	£351k	£246k
31/03/2021	£397k	£267k

Common questions

Is COLLINS MEMORIAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £182,726 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted revenue reserves of £2,446,962. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue its operations for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The charity holds no debt or loans, having repaid all borrowings, and maintains short-term investments of £1,212,237. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

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 F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO	1	£71k
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	1	£52k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SHANDFORD TRUST.

THE SHANDFORD TRUST income £125k
THE COLMAN INSTITUTE income £112k
THE FLOOD CHARITY income £117k
DONNINGTON HOUSE CARE HOME LIMITED income £2.0m
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST income £194k
THE VICTORIA ALMSHOUSES income £225k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COLLINS MEMORIAL TRUST	£496k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SHANDFORD TRUST FY2023	£125k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE COLMAN INSTITUTE FY2025	£112k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE FLOOD CHARITY FY2025	£117k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DONNINGTON HOUSE CARE HOME LIMITED FY2025	£2.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£194k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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