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THE BICKHAM HOME

Registered charity 219495 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BICKHAM HOUSE

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £116,613 for the year ended 31 March 2024, following previous losses. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to maintain free reserves exceeding three months of charitable expenditure, a target of approximately £297,500, and held unrestricted reserves of £996,248 at year-end. The trustees confirmed that sufficient resources are available to meet liabilities as they fall due, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of charitable expenditure (held: £996k)
“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted and legacy funds at a level which at least exceeds three months of charitable expenditure. Based on the budgeted expenditure for 2024-2025, this requires free reserves to be held of approximately £297.5k.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Allen Mills Howard Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Bickham Home (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£946k
Employees
33

Reported reserves equal ~9.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2024£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2023£947k£971k
31/03/2022£977k£1.0m
31/03/2021£992k£981k

Common questions

Is THE BICKHAM HOME financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £116,613 for the year ended 31 March 2024, following previous losses. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to maintain free reserves exceeding three months of charitable expenditure, a target of approximately £297,500, and held unrestricted reserves of £996,248 at year-end. The trustees confirmed that sufficient resources are available to meet liabilities as they fall due, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Allen Mills Howard Limited.