HIBBERT ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 214672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity was established in 1869 to manage the Hibbert Almshouses, established in 1858 by Sarah and Mary Ann Hibbert for the elderly of the ancient parish of Clapham.

Objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR WOMEN, MARRIED COUPLES OR MEN OF NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE WHO ARE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, FIRST PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO WOMEN, SECOND PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO MARRIED COUPLES AND THIRD PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO MEN.

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISH OF CLAPHAM.

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 holds unrestricted reserves of £76,070, which is below its stated policy target of £50,000 for general reserves (Note: The text says 'aims to hold General Reserves of £50,000' but the actual unrestricted funds are £76,070. Wait, let's re-read reserves policy. 'The charity aims to hold General Reserves of £50,000'. Actual Unrestricted Funds are £76,070. So it is ABOVE the policy. However, Note 15a shows 'General Fund' at £51,082 and other unrestricted reserves. Total Unrestricted is £76,070. The policy target is £50,000. So reserves are above policy. The charity has a loan of £145,257 and a surplus for the year of £3,298 after interest costs. The trustees confirm no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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 5 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (80% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Hibbert Almshouse Trustee Limited

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

Operates in: Lambeth · Wandsworth

Income and spending

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