THOMAS PHILIPOT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 210074 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of almshouses to poor people of good character within the ancient parishes of Eltham and Chislehurst

Objects

PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSPEOPLE WHO SHALL BE POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISHES OF ELTHAM AND CHISLEHURST

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

£379k

Latest spending

£161k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position remains robust, with net assets totaling £1,150,298 and unrestricted funds of the same amount. The charity is primarily funded by weekly maintenance contributions from residents, generating total incoming resources of £359,349 against expenditure of £268,661. The trustees consider the charity well placed to meet future challenges despite the cost of living crisis.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months (held: £1.2m)

“The Trustees have an agreed policy to maintain, in all circumstances, sufficient cash reserves to meet projected, budgeted expenditure for a minimum period of two months.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
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Investment
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

David Nooneychair
Angela Stebbings
Colin Couves
David Crafter · trustee of 2 other charities
David Riley
JANET GEARING
Mary Monica Garrod
Megan ROBERTS
Peter Glazebrook
Ronald Edwin Pratt
Susan Barbara Robinson

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

Operates in: Bromley · Greenwich

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£379k	£161k
31/12/2024	£359k	£269k
31/12/2023	£331k	£243k
31/12/2022	£301k	£245k
31/12/2021	£288k	£167k

Common questions

Is THOMAS PHILIPOT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position remains robust, with net assets totaling £1,150,298 and unrestricted funds of the same amount. The charity is primarily funded by weekly maintenance contributions from residents, generating total incoming resources of £359,349 against expenditure of £268,661. The trustees consider the charity well placed to meet future challenges despite the cost of living crisis. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITY income £980k
EPSOM PAROCHIAL CHARITIES income £112k
WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £491k
THE FINCH ALMSHOUSES, RAVENSTONE income £260k
THRALE ALMSHOUSE AND RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY income £274k
CHELTENHAM ALMSHOUSES & AID CIO income £312k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THOMAS PHILIPOT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY	£379k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITY FY2025	£980k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EPSOM PAROCHIAL CHARITIES FY2024	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£491k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FINCH ALMSHOUSES, RAVENSTONE FY2025	£260k	—	above	—	no doubt
THRALE ALMSHOUSE AND RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY FY2025	£274k	—	above	—	no doubt

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