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SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST

Registered charity 219153 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S HOMES, SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S HOMES TRUST, SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S TRUST, SIR ROBERT GEFFREY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST

Latest income
£2.9m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £2,937,458, resulting in a net income of £1,622,184 after charitable expenditure of £2,367,066. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £6,355,089, which the Trustee considers sufficient to cover major works and maintain operations. The auditor confirmed the use of the going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient free reserves to cover major cyclical or emergency works to its Homes (held: £6.4m)
“It is the policy of the Trustee to maintain a level of sufficient free reserves in Sir Robert Geffery's Almshouse Trust to cover major cyclical or emergency works to its Homes.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.9m
Total spending
£2.4m
Reserves (reported)
£16.3m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~82.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.9m£2.4m
31/03/2024£2.7m£2.3m
31/03/2023£2.6m£1.9m
31/03/2022£8.9m£2.1m
31/03/2021£2.2m£2.0m

Common questions

Is SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income for the year was £2,937,458, resulting in a net income of £1,622,184 after charitable expenditure of £2,367,066. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £6,355,089, which the Trustee considers sufficient to cover major works and maintain operations. The auditor confirmed the use of the going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST as a grant recipient include SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2022£134k

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
ESTATE CHARITY OF WILLIAM HATCLIFFE1£1.1m
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION1£21k
COVENTRY CHURCH (MUNICIPAL) CHARITIES1£14k
THE WILLIAM DELAFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)1£1k
CORDWAINERS CHARITABLE TRUST1£200

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