JOHN SUGARS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 214681 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUGARS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

John Sugars Almshouses are for widows aged fifty five years or over, who have lived in the parishes of All Saints South Lynn, or St. Margarets or St. Johns, King's Lynn, for three years.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES FOR SIX POOR WIDOWS OF NOT LESS THAN 55 YEARS OF AGE AND OF GOOD CHARACTER.

Area of benefit: FORMER ANCIENT PARISH OF ALL SAINTS SOUTH LYNN

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds were maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure, with a closing unrestricted fund balance of £51,112. The charity reported a net income of £12,405 for the year, derived primarily from charitable activities charges of £34,565 and donations of £144. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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 4 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexandra Ware · trustee of 2 other charities
• Deborah Heneghan · trustee of 2 other charities
• MARY PLANT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mandy Pope · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Holman · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sally Twyman · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Norfolk

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