THE BACKHAM ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 208498 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Backham Almshouses are for a man, a woman or a married couple, who have lived in the Borough of King's Lynn, for a total of twenty one years. Must be of pensionable age.

Objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR OLD MARRIED COUPLES (LIVING TOGETHER), WIDOWS, WIDOWERS, SPINSTERS AND BACHELORS, NOT LESS THAN SIXTY YEARS OLD AND WHO HAVE RESIDED IN KING'S LYNN FOR AT LEAST TWENTY YEARS.

Area of benefit: BOROUGH OF KING'S LYNN.

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 charity reported a net income of £29,553 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total funds increasing to £193,484. The trustees confirmed that reserves were maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure, satisfying their stated policy. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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 4 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexandra Ware · trustee of 2 other charities
• Deborah Heneghan · trustee of 2 other charities
• MARY PLANT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mandy Pope · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Holman · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sally Twyman · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Norfolk

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