DR. CHARLES BAMFORD CHARITY

Registered charity 217924 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DOCTOR CHARLES BAMFORD MEMORIAL HOMES OF REST, THE HERMITAGE BUNGALOWS, THE HERMITAGE CHARITY CARE TRUST

The trust administers six small retirement dwellings (three pairs of semi-detached bungalows) for people from Uttoxeter and district who need them. They also rent out a building for the use of community based groups and meetings.

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Latest income
£60k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported total income of £59,703.77 and expenditure of £32,160.15 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months.

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 2 of 6 completeness components.

CQC provider record: The Hermitage Charity Care Trust — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 21/05/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£828k
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£6k
Employees
28

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£60k£32k
31/03/2024£37k£36k
31/03/2023£16k£12k
31/03/2022£828k£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.1m£223k

Common questions

Is DR. CHARLES BAMFORD CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported total income of £59,703.77 and expenditure of £32,160.15 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DR. CHARLES BAMFORD CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DR. CHARLES BAMFORD CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE WILFRED AND ELSIE ELKES CHARITY FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WILFRED AND ELSIE ELKES CHARITY FUNDFY2025£57kThe welfare of the elderly
THE WILFRED AND ELSIE ELKES CHARITY FUNDFY2024£18kThe welfare of the elderly / Contribution to the cost of accommodation for individuals at Red Cross and St Mary’s Mount care and rest homes