WILLIAM BROWN ALMSHOUSES CHARITY

Registered charity 211759 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BROWN FOR ALMSHOUSES, WILLIAM BROWN FOR ALMSHOUSES

Provision of affordable accommodation for elderly people.

Objects

FOR THE PROVISION AND UPKEEP OF ALMSHOUSES AND THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSPEOPLE.

Area of benefit: HITCHIN

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds were £78,513, which is in excess of the trustees' policy target of one year's expenditure (£30,000). The charity reported a net expenditure of £18,836 for the year, primarily driven by increased property repair and maintenance costs.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• EDMUND WRIGHT
• Fay Higgin
• Robert Challans
• Stephen Dyer
• Timothy Justham Mr

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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