ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF ELIZABETH SMITH

Registered charity 210463 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELIZABETH SMITH'S ALMSHOUSES

The Charity is an Almshouse providing ten properties to house single people in the Parish of East Malling

Objects

"BENEFICIARIES" MEANS SINGLE MEN OR WOMEN, WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS WHO ARE POOR CHRISTIAN AND RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT OR WHO HAVE RELATIVES WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. "RESIDENTS" MEANS THOSE BENEFICIARIES OF THE CHARITY WHO LIVE IN THE HOMES.(1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: (A) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR BENEFICIARIES; AND (B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEE DECIDES. (2) THE TRUSTEE MUST GIVE PREFERENCE TO SINGLE WOMEN OR WIDOWS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF EAST MALLING IN THE COUNTY OF KENT.

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 generated a surplus of £28,746 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted revenue reserves of £522,573. The charity holds no debt or overdraft facilities and maintains adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. However, the corporate trustee received a downgraded governance grading from the Regulator of Social Housing, indicating significant improvement is needed in its risk and control framework.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANCHOR HANOVER GROUP · trustee of 5 other charities

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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