THE SCARBOROUGH MUNICIPAL CHARITY

Registered charity 217793 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SCARBOROUGH MUNICIPAL CHARITIES

Provide accomodation for retired persons.Award grants to persons who have lived in the Borough for a minimum of 5 years for education and other sundry needs.

Objects

OBJECTS OF ALMSHOUSE BRANCH(1) (A) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR ACCOMMODATION FOR BENEFICIARIES; AND (B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE(2) THE LAND IDENTIFIED IN PART 4 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THIS SCHEME MUST BE RETAINED BY THE TRUSTEES FOR USE FOR THE OBJECTS OF THE ALMSHOUSE BRANCH.OBJECTS OF THE RELIEF IN NEED BRANCH(1) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.(2) THE TRUSTEES MAY RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED BY: (A) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO THEM; OR (B) PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THEM; OR (C) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES WHO PROVIDE GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO THOSE IN NEED.(3) IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE TO ASSIST SOMEONE (WHO IS OTHERWISE QUALIFIED) WHO IS: (A) RESIDENT OUTSIDE THE AREA OF BENEFIT; OR (B) ONLY TEMPORARILY RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income

£244k

Latest spending

£133k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves increased by £94,013 during the year, bringing the total unrestricted funds to £988,810. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and believe sufficient reserves exist to continue charitable activities for the foreseeable future. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one years running costs and high property maintenance costs (held: £989k)

“maintaining reserves at a level to meet one years running costs and high property maintenance costs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

MR W CHATTchair
Carole Robertson
Cathryn Guest
DAVID JEFFELS · trustee of 1 other charity
JANET HELEN JEFFERSON · trustee of 4 other charities
Nichola Pattison
TRACEY PICKERING

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£244k	£133k
31/12/2024	£246k	£165k
31/12/2023	£231k	£100k
31/12/2022	£211k	£121k
31/12/2021	£196k	£119k

Common questions

Is THE SCARBOROUGH MUNICIPAL CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves increased by £94,013 during the year, bringing the total unrestricted funds to £988,810. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and believe sufficient reserves exist to continue charitable activities for the foreseeable future. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits. 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
ESTATE CHARITY OF WILLIAM HATCLIFFE	1	£1.1m
SCARBOROUGH THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST	1	£54k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£680

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SCARBOROUGH FLOWER FUND HOMES.

SCARBOROUGH FLOWER FUND HOMES income £901k
SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE income £8.9m
SCARBOROUGH THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £489k
SCARBOROUGH TRINITY HOUSE SEAFARERS' TRUST income £118k
THE HARBORNE PARISH LANDS CHARITY income £2.0m
SCARBOROUGH THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £3.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SCARBOROUGH MUNICIPAL CHARITY	£244k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SCARBOROUGH FLOWER FUND HOMES FY2025	£901k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE FY2025	£8.9m	—	—	unclear	—	noted
SCARBOROUGH THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025	£489k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SCARBOROUGH TRINITY HOUSE SEAFARERS' TRUST FY2025	£118k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE HARBORNE PARISH LANDS CHARITY FY2025	£2.0m	more than £60,000	2	above	—	no doubt

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