SIR JOHN LEWIS'S HOSPITAL CHARITY

Registered charity 223768 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of Almshouses

Objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO HAVE RESIDED IN LEDSTON OR LEDSHAM OR SUCH OTHER NEIGHBOURING TOWNS FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS.

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECT

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£62k

Latest spending

£47k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total income of £61,640 and expenditure of £46,922 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a net income of £18,461. Free reserves increased to £160,119, which the trustees consider adequate to support charitable activities. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (75% of income)

“Income increased from £58,062 in 2024 to £61,640 in 2025 due to an increase in maintenance contributions.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: The reserves held by the charity are needed to provide the necessary income, additional to the residential contributions, to allow a reasonable level of charitable activities to be carried out. As can be seen from the accounts this is currently being achieved and the amount held in the reserves is felt to be adequate and correct. (reserves figure: £160k)

“The reserves held by the charity are needed to provide the necessary income, additional to the residential contributions, to allow a reasonable level of charitable activities to be carried out. As can be seen from the accounts this is currently being achieved and the amount held in the reserves is felt to be adequate and correct.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 06/11/2025, 6 days after the 31/10/2025 due date); year ending 31/12/2022 (received 12/12/2023, 42 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Christopher Wiltonchair · trustee of 4 other charities
BARBARA JACKSON · trustee of 1 other charity
MRS S. PALMER · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter Townley · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£62k	£47k
31/12/2024	£58k	£42k
31/12/2023	£51k	£54k
31/12/2022	£49k	£50k
31/12/2021	£48k	£28k

Common questions

Is SIR JOHN LEWIS'S HOSPITAL CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total income of £61,640 and expenditure of £46,922 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a net income of £18,461. Free reserves increased to £160,119, which the trustees consider adequate to support charitable activities. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SIR JOB CHARLTON'S HOSPITAL.

SIR JOB CHARLTON'S HOSPITAL income £30k
THE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF SIR EDMUND WRIGHT CREWE AND OTHERS income £166k
THE BERWICK ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £61k
ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL income £352k
JANE HAYES CHARITY income £71k
ST LAWRENCE'S HOSPITAL CIO income £170k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SIR JOHN LEWIS'S HOSPITAL CHARITY	£62k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SIR JOB CHARLTON'S HOSPITAL FY2025	£30k	£1,501 - £5,000	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF SIR EDMUND WRIGHT CREWE AND OTHERS FY2025	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BERWICK ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£61k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL FY2025	£352k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JANE HAYES CHARITY FY2026	£71k	—	above	—	no doubt

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