HENRY POAD

Registered charity 205574 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HENRY POAD TRUST

The trustee's objective is and remains the provision and maintenance of the almshouses for persons in need who are resident in the parish of Menheniot. The overwhelming majority of applicants for houses or apartments are retired persons. However, the trustees consider applications from younger single persons or from residents out with the parish to maintain continuity of occupation.

Objects

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF MENHENIOT AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT.

Area of benefit: MENHENIOT PARISH

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust's financial position significantly improved during FY 2025, ending with a current account balance of £25,100.71 against total income of £58,627.06 and expenditure of £45,657.23. The trustees report that the Trust is ahead of target to recover from previous necessary sales of investment units and has maintained a policy of accumulating financial holdings to withstand potential loss of properties. Per the trustees' report, the Trust has continued to improve its financial position through prudent management of resources despite inflationary pressures on repair costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• STEPHEN PEARCEchair
• CHRISTOPHER DELBRIDGE
• Celia Maddever
• EVELYN ANN EASTERBROOK · trustee of 1 other charity
• JENNIE HARRISON

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

Operates in: Cornwall

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