ANNIE SUTTON AND HOULT MEMORIAL HOUSES

Registered charity 215122 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ANNIE SUTTON MEMORIAL HOUSES

The charity provides accommodation for elderly people with a low income within the Borough of Derby.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER AND OF NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE BEEN RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF DERBY. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF OBJECTS SEE CLAUSES 24-31 OF ABOVE SCHEME).

Area of benefit: DERBY

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£173k

Latest spending

£177k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £1,378,098 to £1,373,747 due to a net expenditure of £4,351. The charity holds £44,471 in cash and has fixed asset investments valued at £210,462. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: funds for regular maintenance and repair costs to ensure that the Almshouses are maintained in accordance with the standard required under the Government's Decent Homes Standard (held: £1.4m)

“The charity has set aside funds for regular maintenance and repair costs to ensure that the Almshouses are maintained in accordance with the standard required under the Government's Decent Homes Standard” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Bernard James Thorpechair · trustee of 2 other charities
Anne Smith · trustee of 2 other charities
Dale Leslie Spademan · trustee of 1 other charity
David Poynton · trustee of 2 other charities
IAN BECK · trustee of 1 other charity
Julie Ann Carter · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£173k	£177k
05/04/2024	£0	£0
05/04/2023	£0	£0
05/04/2022	£0	£0
05/04/2021	£0	£0

Common questions

Is ANNIE SUTTON AND HOULT MEMORIAL HOUSES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £1,378,098 to £1,373,747 due to a net expenditure of £4,351. The charity holds £44,471 in cash and has fixed asset investments valued at £210,462. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIONEL ANNESLEY DORANT FOR ALMSHOUSES.

LIONEL ANNESLEY DORANT FOR ALMSHOUSES income £198k
SUTTON AND CHEAM ELDERLY PEOPLE'S HOUSING ASSOCIATION income £1.5m
TURNER'S ALMSHOUSES income £173k
ANN CROWE'S AND WRIGHT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £104k
ANN WATSON'S TRUST income £783k
Boulton Cottage Homes Trust income £163k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ANNIE SUTTON AND HOULT MEMORIAL HOUSES	£173k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIONEL ANNESLEY DORANT FOR ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£198k	—	above	—	no doubt
SUTTON AND CHEAM ELDERLY PEOPLE'S HOUSING ASSOCIATION FY2025	£1.5m	—	above	—	no doubt
TURNER'S ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£173k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ANN CROWE'S AND WRIGHT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ANN WATSON'S TRUST FY2025	£783k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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