DAY'S AND ATKINSON'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 212230 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAYS AND ATKINSONS ALMSHOUSES, THE ALMSHOUSES FOUNDED BY CHARLES DAY

The provision of housing accommodation for persons in financial hardship with preference given firstly to those residing in the parishes of Edgware and Little Stanmore and secondly to those who are previous residents of these parishes.

Objects

(A) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WITH PREFERENCE GIVEN FIRSTLY TO THOSE RESIDING IN THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF EDGWARE AND LITTLE STANMORE IN THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF BARNET AND HARROW RESPECTIVELY, AND SECONDLY TO THOSE WHO ARE PREVIOUS RESIDENTS OF THESE PARISHES; AND (B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE.

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISHES OF EDGWARE AND LITTLE STANMORE IN THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF BARNET AND HARROW RESPECTIVELY.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £49,868 and net assets of £4,980,702, an increase driven by the revaluation of grazing land. The trustees report that internal controls are effective with no material weaknesses identified, and the charity maintains a loan with The Charity Bank which was reduced during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• 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
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev SIMON WILLIAM JOHN REAchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Bridget Johnson
• CATHERINE JOSE TAYLOR
• Cllr Lucy Wakeley Cllr
• Neil Price
• Nicholas Mearing-Smith
• PETER ANTHONY MURPHY

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

Operates in: Barnet · Harrow

Income and spending

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