FRANK CROSSLEY'S ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 222746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SIR FRANCIS CROSSLEY'S ALMSHOUSES

The charity provides almshouses accommodation for elderly and deserving people in twentyone flats, situated on Margaret Street, Halifax.

Objects

INCOME TO BE APPLIED FOR THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE ALMSHOUSES WHO SHALL BE POOR PERSONS, WITH A PREFERENCE FOR POOR PERSONS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF A PROTESTANT TRINITARIAN CHURCH.

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

Latest income
£120k
Latest spending
£90k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net inflow of resources of £32,508 and holds unrestricted reserves of £76,729. The trustee confirms the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Maintenance contributions
“Maintenance contributions 111,172” — page 20
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: not to differentiate reserves and apportion or earmark reserves and funds for specific purposes (held: £77k)
“It is the policy of the charity not to differentiate reserves and apportion or earmark reserves and funds for specific purposes.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Calderdale

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£120k£90k
31/03/2025£142k£112k
31/12/2023£98k£79k
31/12/2022£99k£70k
31/12/2021£89k£157k

Common questions

Is FRANK CROSSLEY'S ALMSHOUSES financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net inflow of resources of £32,508 and holds unrestricted reserves of £76,729. The trustee confirms the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.