ROCHFORD CHARITIES

Registered charity 210524 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LORD RYCHE'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

We provide accomodation for six single elderly persons in six historic 16th century one bedroom cottages, who have lived or worked in the Rochford district.

Objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS WHO ARE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF ROCHFORD

Area of benefit: PARISH OF ROCHFORD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Rochford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£51k

Latest spending

£41k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £266,481 as of 31 December 2025, an increase from £256,051 in the prior year. The trustees' policy is to maintain income that either exceeds or matches the costs incurred in the operation of the charity. The charity holds significant fixed assets in the form of almshouses valued at £1,250,000, alongside cash funds and a charity bank loan liability of £298,963.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain income that either exceeds or matches the costs incurred in the operation of the charity (reserves figure: £266k)

“The trustees’ policy is to maintain income that either exceeds or matches the costs incurred in the operation of the charity.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 2

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 2

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 1

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 26/06/2025, 238 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

John Howardchair · trustee of 2 other charities
DAVID COTTIS · trustee of 1 other charity
Felicity Squier · trustee of 1 other charity
JOHN PHILIP SMOOTHY · trustee of 1 other charity
John Lindop · trustee of 1 other charity
Robert Whittingham · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£51k	£41k
31/12/2024	£47k	£37k
31/12/2023	£40k	£44k
31/12/2022	£43k	£28k
31/12/2021	£53k	£28k

Common questions

Is ROCHFORD CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £266,481 as of 31 December 2025, an increase from £256,051 in the prior year. The trustees' policy is to maintain income that either exceeds or matches the costs incurred in the operation of the charity. The charity holds significant fixed assets in the form of almshouses valued at £1,250,000, alongside cash funds and a charity bank loan liability of £298,963. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOLLASTON AND PAUNCEFORT ALMSHOUSE CHARITY.

WOLLASTON AND PAUNCEFORT ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £39k
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES income £177k
CRAYFORD ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITIES income £41k
NORMAN ALMSHOUSES CHARITY income £30k
BRADFORD TRADESMEN'S HOMES income £237k
CROYDON ALMSHOUSES income £1.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROCHFORD CHARITIES	£51k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOLLASTON AND PAUNCEFORT ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£39k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£177k	—	above	—	no doubt
CRAYFORD ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITIES FY2025	£41k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORMAN ALMSHOUSES CHARITY FY2025	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRADFORD TRADESMEN'S HOMES FY2025	£237k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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