THE MARY HOUGHAM ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 207304 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To procure, maintain and let 12 Almshouses in Deal to aged and infirm Deal boatmen and subject thereto poor, aged and infirm persons who are inhabitants of the former Borough of Deal as constituted on 31 March 1974.To apply the income of the Charity for the benefit of the occupants or any of them in such manner as the Trustees think fit from time to time.

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Latest income
£82k
Latest spending
£153k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £24,540, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of six months' costs. Despite this low liquidity position, the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £25k; policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure)
“leaving £24,540 (2024 - £42,775) of free reserves.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£82k£153k
31/03/2024£76k£87k
31/03/2023£74k£230k
31/03/2022£76k£83k
31/03/2021£78k£38k

Common questions

Is THE MARY HOUGHAM ALMSHOUSES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £24,540, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of six months' costs. Despite this low liquidity position, the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.