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WILLIAM PAUL HOUSING TRUST

Registered charity 212597 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity is an Almshouse providing 80 properties for occupation by people in Ipswich

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income
£725k
Latest spending
£387k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a total comprehensive income of £370,332 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an increase from the previous year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,357,683 and maintains adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rental income and service charges (97% of income)
“Turnover represents rental income from licensees and service charges receivable and turnover is recognised when the Trust is entitled to it.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Regulator of Social Housing concluded that Anchor did not meet the governance requirements and significant improvement is needed, specifically in relation to its risk and control framework.
“The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has during 2025 reviewed Anchor’s compliance with the Governance and Financial Viability Standard and concluded that Anchor did not meet the governance requirements and significant improvement is needed, specifically in relation to its risk and control framework.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£725k
Total spending
£387k
Reserves (reported)
£3.4m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~104.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£725k£387k
31/03/2024£678k£407k
31/03/2023£572k£358k
31/03/2022£513k£247k
31/03/2021£491k£340k

Common questions

Is WILLIAM PAUL HOUSING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a total comprehensive income of £370,332 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an increase from the previous year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,357,683 and maintains adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
WEST WILTSHIRE AND EAST SOMERSET AREA MEETING1£19k
HOPESTEAD1£10k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement1£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FLOOD CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WILLIAM PAUL HOUSING TRUST£725k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FLOOD CHARITY FY2025£117k—0unclear—no doubt
IPSWICH HOUSING ACTION GROUP LIMITED FY2025£968k—0unclear—no doubt
QUAKER HOUSING TRUST LIMITED FY2024£102k—0unclear—no doubt
HULL TRINITY HOUSE CHARITY FY2025£4.2m——unclear—no doubt
POORS CHARITIES FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt

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