POORS CHARITIES

Registered charity 207594 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARLOW POORS CHARITIES, POOR'S CHARITIES

The charity owns 14 almshouses that provide supported housing for single people aged 60 and over in social, financial and housing need with a past or present connection with Harlow, Essex

Objects

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The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£111k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial performance was satisfactory with no major overspends, aided by higher interest rates and the repayment of bank loans. Total funds increased to £552,963, with unrestricted reserves of £229,665, though the charity faces ongoing risks from vacant properties and increasing maintenance costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Dr SHAUN ANTHONY FIRTHchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Geraldine Fiona Goldsby
Kelly Michelle Lynn Pye
PAUL MOULDS · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter Frank Uglow
Rev Sarah Jane Swift · trustee of 1 other charity
Sally Springham
Timothy James Gray
Wayne Anthony McKenzie

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£111k	£99k
31/12/2024	£111k	£87k
31/12/2023	£100k	£73k
31/12/2022	£105k	£93k
31/12/2021	£89k	£69k

Common questions

Is POORS CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial performance was satisfactory with no major overspends, aided by higher interest rates and the repayment of bank loans. Total funds increased to £552,963, with unrestricted reserves of £229,665, though the charity faces ongoing risks from vacant properties and increasing maintenance costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 MILLENNIUM OAK TRUST	1	—

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THOMAS PHILIPOT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY.

THOMAS PHILIPOT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £379k
CHOBHAM POOR ALLOTMENTS income £277k
WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £491k
SLOSWICKE'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £243k
Hudson's and Storer's Charities income £107k
LITTLEPORT TOWN LANDS CHARITY income £152k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
POORS CHARITIES	£111k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THOMAS PHILIPOT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2024	£379k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHOBHAM POOR ALLOTMENTS FY2025	£277k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£491k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SLOSWICKE'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£243k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Hudson's and Storer's Charities FY2024	£107k	—	0	unclear	—	noted

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