THE DAWES HOMES

Registered charity 209044 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide homes for aged folk of modest means and the trust makes no grants

Objects

i) To provide homes for aged folk of modest means and for that purpose to purchase and hold freehold land and to layout and construct thereon houses or bungalows and gardens with all necessary roads paths drains sewers and other services at such place or places in England as they shall think fit. ii) To let such houses or bungalows to such persons as in their absolute judgement they shall consider come within the class of persons for whom it is my intention to provide at such rent as they shall in each case think fit having regard to the means of the tenant.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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 accounts state that the charity finished the year with a small surplus and holds approximately £85,000 in cash and investments, which is above its stated reserves policy target of £25,000. The trustees note that outgoings fell back to expected levels and monthly maintenance receipts increased by approximately 15% compared to the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity is actively seeking grants and low-cost loans to fund future improvements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Graham Turner-Goodings
• Kimberley Dean

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

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