LIONEL ANNESLEY DORANT FOR ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 210687 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DORANT TRUST, LIONEL ANNESLEY DORANT WILL TRUST

Almshouse for older people in need of accommodation who are, or have been, resident in the City and District of St Albans

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSPEOPLE OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit: THE FORMER CITY OF ST ALBANS (CONSTITUTED 31ST MARCH 1974)

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

Latest income

£198k

Latest spending

£167k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted general reserves were in excess of the trustees' policy target of one year's expenditure, with a stated target of £155,000. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient resources to maintain its activities for the foreseeable future and that no material uncertainties exist regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The major source of income are contributions from residents. Contributions from residents were £8,177 higher than the previous year at £147,963” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: one year's expenditure (held: £546k)

“Based on the charity's activities, the trustees aim to have unrestricted general reserves to cover one year's expenditure. The estimated average yearly expenditure is £155,000.” — page 5

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.

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

MRS BETTY HAYWARDchair
BRIGID ANGELA BRENNAN
Christopher Robert Lewis
Dr STEPHEN ARTHUR BOFFEY
Gillian Mary Clark
JANE ELIZABETH SINGLETON

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£198k	£167k
05/04/2024	£196k	£142k
05/04/2023	£157k	£119k
05/04/2022	£144k	£124k
05/04/2021	£148k	£87k

Common questions

Is LIONEL ANNESLEY DORANT FOR ALMSHOUSES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted general reserves were in excess of the trustees' policy target of one year's expenditure, with a stated target of £155,000. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient resources to maintain its activities for the foreseeable future and that no material uncertainties exist regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CITY OF LONDON ALMSHOUSES.

THE CITY OF LONDON ALMSHOUSES income £480k
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES income £177k
AMY LOUISA ROBINSON CHARITY income £125k
THE DRAPERS' ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £1.6m
THE VICTORIA ALMSHOUSES income £225k
ST ALBANS OLD PEOPLE'S TRUST income £195k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LIONEL ANNESLEY DORANT FOR ALMSHOUSES	£198k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CITY OF LONDON ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£480k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£177k	—	above	—	no doubt
AMY LOUISA ROBINSON CHARITY FY2025	£125k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE DRAPERS' ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£1.6m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE VICTORIA ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£225k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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