MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES
PROVIDING ALMSHOUSES FOR 7 OCCUPANTS
Objects
ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PEOPLE OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO ARE NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE AND WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS) ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. PREFERENCE GIVEN TO PERSONS QUALIFIED AS AFORESAID WHO ARE RESIDENT AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT IN THE AREA OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF CHISLEHURST.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds at year-end amounted to £499,273, with total reserves held at £217,192. The charity reported a net surplus of £14,468 for the period, having received £109,017 in income and incurred £94,549 in payments. Reserves are explicitly held for the repairs and maintenance of the listed almshouses.
What the accounts disclose
“Reserve funds are held for repairs and maintenance of the properties. The Almshouses are listed and repairs to the exterior are expensive and sufficient reserves are needed to meet these costs.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- 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
- 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
- Carole Rosemary Poll
- MICHAEL JOHN WATSON
- Philip George Andrews
- Rev Stephen Robert Alexander Jullien
- Ruth Rutter
- SALLY JANE THORN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £109k | £95k |
| 31/12/2024 | £123k | £69k |
| 31/12/2023 | £104k | £39k |
| 31/12/2022 | £117k | £69k |
| 31/12/2021 | £74k | £29k |
Common questions
Is MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds at year-end amounted to £499,273, with total reserves held at £217,192. The charity reported a net surplus of £14,468 for the period, having received £109,017 in income and incurred £94,549 in payments. Reserves are explicitly held for the repairs and maintenance of the listed almshouses.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE JD FOUNDATION | 1 | £561k |
| JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £67k |
| THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION | 1 | £31k |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| COVENTRY CHURCH (MUNICIPAL) CHARITIES | 1 | £14k |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
| THE WILLIAM DELAFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- THE JAMES LLOYD ALMSHOUSES
- THE ALMSHOUSES OF JOHN ISBURY AND JACOB HARDRETT
- THE ANDROS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
- THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES
- The Almshouse Association
- THE CIO OF JAMES SOUTH AND WILLIAM BURBERRY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES | £109k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE JAMES LLOYD ALMSHOUSES | £233k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE ALMSHOUSES OF JOHN ISBURY AND JACOB HARDRETT | £103k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE ANDROS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY | £225k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES | £177k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| The Almshouse Association | £1.2m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |