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.

Objects

RESIDENTS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TRUSTEES TO THE BUNGALOWS AT HILLSIDE CLOSE' CHANDLERS FORD HANTS AND SHALL BE PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER OF EITHER SEX BELONGING TO THE INDUSTRIAL CLASSES WHO ARE OLD AGE PENSIONERS AND UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THEMSELVES BY THEIR OWN EXERTIONS

Area of benefit: CHANDLERS FORD AND NATIONAL

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

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
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

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 BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	1	£72k
THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO	1	£71k

Charities like this

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

THE SHANDFORD TRUST income £80k
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	£80k	—	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.