THE HESLINGTON ALMSHOUSES CHARITY

Registered charity 224416 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SIR THOMAS HESKETH'S HOSPITAL

Provision of almshouses for persons of limited means

Objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR PERSONS OF LIMITED MEANS.

Area of benefit: UNRESTRICTED

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £31,659 for the year ended 30th June 2025, with unrestricted cash funds increasing to £61,090. The trustees report that they continue to provide and maintain almshouses, filling vacancies when they occurred. The charity aims to make a small surplus of income over expenditure and places funds into maintenance and repair funds.

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 3 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Blacketerchair
• Lisa Jane Pearcy
• Mrs SJ Hardman
• NICHOLAS ALLEN · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

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