Hudson's and Storer's Charities

Registered charity 213831 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROBERT HUDSON'S ALMSHOUSES, ROBERT HUDSON'S ALMSHOUSES AND OTHER CHARITIES

Almshouses and poor relief

Objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR 6 POOR AGED MEN WHO SHOULD BE BORN AND DWELLERS IN THE TOWN OF MELTON OF THE AGE OF 50 AND UPWARDS AND WIDOWERS OR SINGLE MEN

Area of benefit: PARISH OF MELTON MOWBRAY

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 · Get email alerts

Latest income

£107k

Latest spending

£125k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £37,555 against a loan liability of £25,000, resulting in net assets of £2,017,244. The trustees note that management of the let landed estate has been difficult due to tenant insolvencies, though solutions are reportedly in sight. The charity operates on a receipts and payments basis and holds significant restricted endowment funds.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Management of the let landed estate has been difficult, with insolvencies and squabbles amongst certain tenants. Solutions are in sight.” — page 2

Per its FY2024 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

BENJAMIN WILLIAM SHOULER
CHARLOTTE SARAH BONSHOR
Dr ROBIN JAMES BRYANT
JOHN WILLIAM EASOM
John Chatfeild-Roberts · trustee of 2 other charities
MARTIN PETER COE
PETER WILLIAM EASOM
Rev Simon Frederic SHOULER · trustee of 2 other charities
TIMOTHY WEBSTER · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£107k	£125k
31/12/2023	£117k	£213k
31/12/2022	£321k	£386k
31/12/2021	£94k	£251k
31/12/2020	£363k	£291k

Common questions

Is Hudson's and Storer's Charities financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £37,555 against a loan liability of £25,000, resulting in net assets of £2,017,244. The trustees note that management of the let landed estate has been difficult due to tenant insolvencies, though solutions are reportedly in sight. The charity operates on a receipts and payments basis and holds significant restricted endowment funds. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ALMSHOUSES OF JOHN ISBURY AND JACOB HARDRETT.

THE ALMSHOUSES OF JOHN ISBURY AND JACOB HARDRETT income £103k
POORS CHARITIES income £111k
HULL TRINITY HOUSE CHARITY income £4.2m
THE FOUNDATION OF EDWARD STOREY income £1.6m
MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES income £109k
ST MARY MAGDALEN AND ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HOSPITALS CHARITY income £109k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Hudson's and Storer's Charities	£107k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
THE ALMSHOUSES OF JOHN ISBURY AND JACOB HARDRETT FY2024	£103k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
POORS CHARITIES FY2025	£111k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HULL TRINITY HOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£4.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FOUNDATION OF EDWARD STOREY FY2025	£1.6m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£109k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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