CHARITY OF HENRY, DUKE OF CLEVELAND

Registered charity 221407 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

providing housing for deserving persons of good character aged 60 years or over within the vacinity of Staindrop

Objects

1) ALMSHOUSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER, WHO ARE AT LEAST 60 YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: County Durham, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£42k

Latest spending

£24k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £47,747.41 (General Fund £43,625.45 plus Reserve £4,121.96) against total net assets of £534,579.70. The trustees report that the property is maintained in good repair and there are no capital commitments or long-term liabilities, indicating a stable financial position with sufficient liquidity to cover day-to-day expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds in reserve readily available or investments convertible into cash to cover day to day expenditure (reserves figure: £48k)

“In 2024 the Trustees established an Unrestricted Reserve Fund and policy to ensure that there are sufficient funds in reserve readily available or investments convertible into cash to cover day to day expenditure, especially in the event that there is a reduction in Weekly Maintenance Contribution income following the departure of residents pending new residents being appointed or because of arrears.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Henry, Duke of Cleveland Charity — “© 2026 Henry, Duke of Cleveland Charity” (source page)

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/08/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Lord Barnardchair
Duncan Neil Peake · trustee of 1 other charity
Edward Robert Chicken
JOHN BERNARD POOLE

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£42k	£24k
31/12/2024	£40k	£24k
31/12/2023	£59k	£29k
31/12/2022	£52k	£31k
31/12/2021	£45k	£22k

Common questions

Is CHARITY OF HENRY, DUKE OF CLEVELAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £47,747.41 (General Fund £43,625.45 plus Reserve £4,121.96) against total net assets of £534,579.70. The trustees report that the property is maintained in good repair and there are no capital commitments or long-term liabilities, indicating a stable financial position with sufficient liquidity to cover day-to-day expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ST MARY'S HOSPITAL CHARITIES.

THE ST MARY'S HOSPITAL CHARITIES income £56k
THE HENRY COVENTRY ALMSHOUSES CHARITY income £276k
SIR HENRY EDWARDS' CHARITIES income £111k
CLEVELAND HOUSING TRUST LIMITED income £583k
THE BENNETT KLEINWORT CHARITABLE TRUST income £28k
THE HENRY GILDER DRAKE CHARITY income £117k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHARITY OF HENRY, DUKE OF CLEVELAND	£42k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ST MARY'S HOSPITAL CHARITIES FY2025	£56k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HENRY COVENTRY ALMSHOUSES CHARITY FY2025	£276k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SIR HENRY EDWARDS' CHARITIES FY2025	£111k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CLEVELAND HOUSING TRUST LIMITED FY2024	£583k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE BENNETT KLEINWORT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£28k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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