NORTHCHAPEL, PETWORTH AND TILLINGTON ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 212320 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THOMPSON'S HOSPITAL

Residential Almshouses in Petworth Town

Objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR OR AGED AND INFIRM PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS) ARE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISHES OF NORTHCHAPEL, PETWORTH OR TILLINGTON.

Area of benefit: PARISHES OF NORTHCHAPEL, PETWORTH, OR TILLINGTON.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £41,452 for the year ended 30th September 2025, with total net assets increasing to £791,419. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves policy aims to maintain adequate cash for running costs and future major repairs, though no specific monetary target is defined.

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 4 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW WILLIAM BROOKE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Andrew Charles Howard · trustee of 2 other charities
• Elizabeth Ann Sneller
• JANET ELIZABETH DUNCTON · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN CAMPBELL MORGAN RIDDELL · trustee of 2 other charities
• LORD JOHN MAX HENRY SCAWEN EGREMONT · trustee of 1 other charity
• NONA CATHARINE BAKER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev David Crook Dr

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

Operates in: West Sussex

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