PETLEY AND DEAKINS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 209248 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Almshouse with eight flats and two other flats in another building held as Almshouse flats

Objects

BENEFIT OF ALMSPEOPLE OF THE ALMSHOUSES BELONGING TO THE CHARITY WHO SHALL BE POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS) ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF TONBRIDGE AT TIME OF APPOINTMENT.

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISH OF TONBRIDGE

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

Registered contact address: Tonbridge and Malling, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£52k

Latest spending

£83k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted net assets total £467,274, with a net movement in funds of a loss of £14,289 for the year. The trustees report that the financial position continues to be most satisfactory with sufficient funds to meet uninsured emergency costs. Reserves of £20,000 are held specifically to cover refurbishment costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

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 policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

HELEN MARGARET NOBLEchair
April Clark
Dr JULIET ROBERTS
Frani Hoskins
Mike Shackleton
The Rev Canon MARK BARKER · trustee of 1 other charity
Tom Chaloner Mr

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£52k	£83k
31/12/2024	£50k	£64k
31/12/2023	£43k	£24k
31/12/2022	£40k	£60k
31/12/2021	£42k	£18k

Common questions

Is PETLEY AND DEAKINS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted net assets total £467,274, with a net movement in funds of a loss of £14,289 for the year. The trustees report that the financial position continues to be most satisfactory with sufficient funds to meet uninsured emergency costs. Reserves of £20,000 are held specifically to cover refurbishment costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BEWDLEY ALMSHOUSES.

BEWDLEY ALMSHOUSES income £70k
LULLINGTON, NETHERSEAL AND OVERSEAL ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £16k
QUIRKE'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £53k
THOMAS CHRISTIES ALMSHOUSE & RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY income £292k
SEASALTER PARISH CHARITIES income £34k
NORTHCHAPEL, PETWORTH AND TILLINGTON ALMSHOUSES income £85k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PETLEY AND DEAKINS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY	£52k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEWDLEY ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£70k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LULLINGTON, NETHERSEAL AND OVERSEAL ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2024	£16k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
QUIRKE'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£53k	—	above	—	no doubt
THOMAS CHRISTIES ALMSHOUSE & RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY FY2025	£292k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SEASALTER PARISH CHARITIES FY2025	£34k	—	above	—	no doubt

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