CAMBERWELL CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES
The Charity seeks to relieve poverty by making payments twice a year to elderly people on low income living in the historical parish of Camberwell (which includes Dulwich and Peckham).
Objects
(1) IN THE FIRST PLACE A YEARLY SUM OF ú40.00 (SUBJECT TO SUCH REASONABLE INCREASES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT) SHALL BE SET ASIDE TO PROVIDE CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO NOT MORE THAN 8 POOR PERSONS RESIDENT WITHIN THE AREA OF THE FORMER PARISH OF CAMBERWELL. (2) SUBJECT THERETO, IN PAYING PENSIONS TO PENSIONERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS HEREINAFTER CONTAINED (PLEASE SEE THE 1999 SCHEME FOR FULL DETAILS).
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The charity reported a net expenditure of £5,345 for the year ended 31 March 2026, which was funded by withdrawals from its investment portfolio. Total unrestricted assets stood at £1,598,050, with the trustees stating these reserves are sufficient to cover future benefits and governance costs. The charity relies on investment income and grants to fund its activities, having ceased receiving grants from the Dulwich Almshouse Charity.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Conflicting interests
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Government income: £11,100 — grants £11,100 (3); 21% of the £53,433 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- MICHAEL MITCHELLchair
- DARREN SCOTT COCKBURN
- ERWIN JONATHAN
- JOHN EDWARD MAJOR
- VERONICA ANNE HUNT
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £52k | £57k |
| 31/03/2025 | £53k | £55k |
| 31/03/2024 | £51k | £56k |
| 31/03/2023 | £52k | £55k |
| 31/03/2022 | £50k | £55k |
Common questions
Is CAMBERWELL CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £5,345 for the year ended 31 March 2026, which was funded by withdrawals from its investment portfolio. Total unrestricted assets stood at £1,598,050, with the trustees stating these reserves are sufficient to cover future benefits and governance costs. The charity relies on investment income and grants to fund its activities, having ceased receiving grants from the Dulwich Almshouse Charity. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CAMBERWELL CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CAMBERWELL CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES as a grant recipient include DULWICH ALMSHOUSE CHARITY.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DULWICH ALMSHOUSE CHARITY | FY2022 | £7k | Grants and funding for pensions |
| DULWICH ALMSHOUSE CHARITY | FY2021 | £7k | funding of pensions paid to beneficiaries |
| DULWICH ALMSHOUSE CHARITY | FY2023 | £5k | extra income to older people on low incomes |
| DULWICH ALMSHOUSE CHARITY | FY2024 | £4k | extra income to older people on low incomes |
| DULWICH ALMSHOUSE CHARITY | FY2025 | £2k | extra income to older people on low incomes |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE CLARE MILNE TRUST | 1 | £36k |
| QUAKER HOUSING TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £6k |
| MOTABILITY | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- UNITED CHARITIES OF CAMBRIDGE
- CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES
- PALMER AND SEABRIGHT CHARITY
- COMMUNITY EQUALITY DISABILITY ACTION
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS
- COBHAM COMBINED CHARITIES
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMBERWELL CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES | £52k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| UNITED CHARITIES OF CAMBRIDGE | £387k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES | £26k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PALMER AND SEABRIGHT CHARITY | £62k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY EQUALITY DISABILITY ACTION | £1.7m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS | £88k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |