BUXTON COTTAGES

Registered charity 219033 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing subsidised accomodation for elderly residents in the Mansfield area

Objects

PROVISION OF DWELLINGS FOR OLD MEN AND WOMEN OF THE MIDDLE CLASS WHO HAVE BEEN RESIDENT IN MANSFIELD FOR TEN YEARS.

Area of benefit: MANSFIELD.

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

£52k

Latest spending

£89k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased by £46,428 to £689,520, driven by outgoing resources exceeding incoming resources by £36,783 and investment losses of £9,645. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity holds no employees and has no stated reserves policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to enable repairs and additions to be carried out to the property and to give them the potential to further the aims of the trust by the addition of further premises or facilities if appropriate (held: £690k)

“The governors wish to maintain a level of reserves sufficient to enable repairs and additions to be carried out to the property and to give them the potential to further the aims of the trust by the addition of further premises or facilities if appropriate.” — page 7

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Philip John Cordinchair
GRAHAM BEELEY
MARY HOWARTH
MICHAEL ROBERT COPESTAKE
Pauline Mary Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Maria Pop

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£52k	£89k
31/03/2024	£51k	£183k
31/03/2023	£47k	£54k
31/03/2022	£45k	£44k
31/03/2021	£45k	£42k

Common questions

Is BUXTON COTTAGES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased by £46,428 to £689,520, driven by outgoing resources exceeding incoming resources by £36,783 and investment losses of £9,645. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity holds no employees and has no stated reserves policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.