SUSAN DAY RESIDENTIAL HOME

Registered charity 205695 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUSAN DAY OLD PEOPLE'S HOME

To provide a residential home for the elderly in need living in Ilfracombe, Braunton, Barnstaple and the surrounding districts provided that preference is given to those residing in the former Urban District of Ilfracombe.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £94,951 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £877,628. The trustees consider the reserve levels to be good governance, supported by a £250,000 contingency fund and a designated property reserve. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Residents fees (99% of income)
“Residents fees 1,478,022” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

CQC provider record: The Trustees of Susan Day Old People's Home — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 07/02/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£622k
Employees
55

Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£1.7m£1.5m
31/03/2025£1.5m£1.4m
31/03/2024£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2023£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.2m

Common questions

Is SUSAN DAY RESIDENTIAL HOME financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £94,951 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £877,628. The trustees consider the reserve levels to be good governance, supported by a £250,000 contingency fund and a designated property reserve. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Westcotts (SW) 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ESTATE CHARITY OF WILLIAM HATCLIFFE1£1.1m
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUTTON AND CHEAM ELDERLY PEOPLE'S HOUSING ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SUSAN DAY RESIDENTIAL HOME£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
SUTTON AND CHEAM ELDERLY PEOPLE'S HOUSING ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.5m—0above—no doubt
GREENWICH CHARITY OF WILLIAM HATCLIFFE AND THE MISSES SMITH FY2025£460k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD CHICHESTER SOCIETY LIMITED FY2024£373k—0unclear—no doubt
HILLBROOK GRANGE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
LYNEMOUTH DAY CENTRE LTD FY2025£365k—0below—noted

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