THE WILLIAM HOLMES ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 214712 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide housing for people in need

Objects

THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF NEEDY PERSONS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Latest income
£82k
Latest spending
£75k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a 'very sound position financially' and has total net assets of £141,182. The Trustees report that the charity deals with repairs efficiently and hopes to increase savings to provide another bungalow in the future. The financial statements were independently examined by Mabe Allen LLP, who confirmed compliance with relevant housing and charity legislation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The loan is interest free, unsecured and being repaid over 10 years. The loan is to finance required maintenance work to the bungalows. An arrangement fee of £2,500 is levied to the charity in equal instalments across the 10 year term.
“The Almshouse Association Loan The charity received a loan from The Almshouse Association, a registered charity. The loan is interest free, unsecured and being repaid over 10 years. The loan is to finance required maintenance work to the bungalows. An arrangement fee of £2,500 is levied to the charity in equal instalments across the 10 year term.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£82k£75k
31/03/2024£48k£77k
31/03/2023£29k£34k
31/03/2022£32k£23k
31/03/2021£29k£19k

Common questions

Is THE WILLIAM HOLMES ALMSHOUSES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a 'very sound position financially' and has total net assets of £141,182. The Trustees report that the charity deals with repairs efficiently and hopes to increase savings to provide another bungalow in the future. The financial statements were independently examined by Mabe Allen LLP, who confirmed compliance with relevant housing and charity legislation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.