NORMAN ALMSHOUSES CHARITY

Registered charity 213558 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Letting, upkeep and general maintenance of 7 Almshouses for elderly, poor or needy residents of Northwold.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF NORTHWOLD.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF NORTHWOLD.

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£30k

Latest spending

£24k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £714,817, which the trustees note will be managed without a formal policy until 2026. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income)

“Income from: Charitable activities 3 31,633”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 2

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

JANETTE EYLES · trustee of 4 other charities
MARK WINTER · trustee of 3 other charities
MICHAEL HOWARTH · trustee of 3 other charities
TONY WARING

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£30k	£24k
31/12/2024	£34k	£11k
31/12/2023	£31k	£7k
31/12/2022	£29k	£14k
31/12/2021	£29k	£8k

Common questions

Is NORMAN ALMSHOUSES CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £714,817, which the trustees note will be managed without a formal policy until 2026. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES income £177k
JAMES SMITH'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £88k
WINNOCKS AND KENDALLS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £320k
WESTMINSTER ALMSHOUSES FOUNDATION income £840k
NORTHCHAPEL, PETWORTH AND TILLINGTON ALMSHOUSES income £85k
ANDREW WINDSOR ALMSHOUSES income £110k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORMAN ALMSHOUSES CHARITY	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£177k	—	above	—	no doubt
JAMES SMITH'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£88k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WINNOCKS AND KENDALLS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2026	£320k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WESTMINSTER ALMSHOUSES FOUNDATION FY2025	£840k	—	above	—	no doubt
NORTHCHAPEL, PETWORTH AND TILLINGTON ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£85k	—	above	—	no doubt

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