JANE GIBSON ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 223223 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity aims to provide low cost, low maintenance accommodation for elderly residents who can demonstrate their need for same. The charity helps to fund these objectives mainly through a weekly maintenance contribution and investment income.

Objects

1) SUBJECT TO ANY FURTHER ORDER OR ORDERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS A FUND FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY REPAIR, IMPROVEMENT OR REBUILDING OF THE ALMSHOUSES. 2) A YEARLY SUM OF NOT LESS THAN ú520 OUT OF THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY FOR THE CREDIT OF AN ACCOUNT TO BE ENTITLED EXTRAORDINARY REPAIR FUND. 3) SUBJECT TO 1 AND 2 AFORESAID THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSPEOPLE OF THE CHARITY OF ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE SECTIONS 22 TO 24 OF THE SCHEME OF 31ST AUGUST 1972)

Area of benefit: PARISH OF BISHOP WEARMOUTH

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 · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£42k

Latest spending

£29k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,339 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with undesignated reserves amounting to £218,777. The charity relies on investment income to support its expenditure levels, noting that without it, it would not be able to maintain current spending. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate and there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: ensure that, in the event of a significant reduction in income, they could at least maintain the almshouse properties to an acceptable level (held: £219k)

“The trustees’ policy in relation to reserves is to ensure that, in the event of a significant reduction in income, they could at least maintain the almshouse properties to an acceptable level.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Catherine Winfield · trustee of 3 other charities
Clare MacLaren Revd Canon · trustee of 1 other charity
GILLIAN WALKER · trustee of 2 other charities
Gerard McCormack · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£42k	£29k
31/12/2024	£50k	£61k
31/12/2023	£165k	£174k
31/12/2022	£49k	£44k
31/12/2021	£109k	£108k

Common questions

Is JANE GIBSON ALMSHOUSES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,339 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with undesignated reserves amounting to £218,777. The charity relies on investment income to support its expenditure levels, noting that without it, it would not be able to maintain current spending. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate and there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds JANE GIBSON ALMSHOUSES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name JANE GIBSON ALMSHOUSES as a grant recipient include SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	FY2024	£7k	Section 2(f)
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	FY2021	£3k	Charitable Or anisations
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	FY2022	£2k	Section 2 f Charitable Organisations

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GLYMPTON ALMSHOUSES.

GLYMPTON ALMSHOUSES income £43k
JAMES SMITH'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £88k
ST JOHN'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES income £63k
THE HESLINGTON ALMSHOUSES CHARITY income £63k
AYLOTT JANES ALMSHOUSES income £173k
JOHN BOWLEY AND SHERWOOD ALMSHOUSES income £139k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
JANE GIBSON ALMSHOUSES	£42k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GLYMPTON ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£43k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JAMES SMITH'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£88k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JOHN'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES FY2025	£63k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE HESLINGTON ALMSHOUSES CHARITY FY2025	£63k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AYLOTT JANES ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£173k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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