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ROSS CHARITY TRUSTEES ALMSHOUSES BRANCH

Registered charity 216162 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROSS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

ROSS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY PROVIDES ACCOMMODATION FOR NEEDY PEOPLE IN THE TOWN. THEY ARE ENDEAVOURING TO SELL UNUSED LAND TO PROVIDE CAPITAL TO PURCHASE FURTHER PROPERTY TO LEASE AT LOW RENTALS.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF POOR PERSONS, PREFERENCE BEING GIVEN, AS TO TWO ALMSHOUSES PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO AGED SPINSTERS OF MIDDLE CLASS.

Area of benefit: TOWN OF ROSS-ON-WYE AND THE PARISH OF ROSS RURAL

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
£160k
Latest spending
£66k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of income over expenditure of £94,571 for the year ended 31st December 2025. Free and unrestricted reserves increased to £719,836, while total reserves stood at £1,063,344. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to meet stated objectives and have established plans to mitigate major financial and operational risks.

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 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£160k£66k
31/12/2024£127k£44k
31/12/2023£114k£54k
31/12/2022£90k£41k
31/12/2021£122k£65k

Common questions

Is ROSS CHARITY TRUSTEES ALMSHOUSES BRANCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of income over expenditure of £94,571 for the year ended 31st December 2025. Free and unrestricted reserves increased to £719,836, while total reserves stood at £1,063,344. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to meet stated objectives and have established plans to mitigate major financial and operational risks. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROSS CHARITY TRUSTEES ALMSHOUSES BRANCH£160k—0unclear—no doubt
WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025£491k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JAMES LLOYD ALMSHOUSES FY2025£233k—0above—no doubt
BRISTOL AND ANCHOR ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025£336k—0within—no doubt
The Ross Foundation FY2025£2.1m—0above—no doubt
MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES FY2025£109k—0unclear—no doubt

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