SIR THOMAS GRESHAM CHARITIES

Registered charity 221982 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The purpose of the charity is the provision of eight Almshouses known as the Gresham Almshouses; the annual payment of an allowance to the almsfolk; and the payment of -ú100 per annum to each of the four Gresham lecturers in Divinity, Astronomy, Music and Geometry.

Objects

(1) THE PROVISION OF EIGHT ALMSHOUSES KNOWN AS THE GRESHAM ALMSHOUSES; (2) THE PAYMENT OF $53 6S 8D. PER ANNUM TO THE OCCUPIERS THEREOF; (3) THE PAYMENT OF $50 PER ANNUM TO EACH OF FOUR LECTURERS IN DIVINITY, ASTRONOMY, MUSIC AND GEOMETRY.

Area of benefit: LONDON

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,409 for the year, with total funds decreasing to £136,889. The charity has no free reserves as its running cost deficits are met by the City of London Corporation's City’s Estates Fund. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CITY OF LONDON · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: City Of London

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