BUTTERFIELD HOMES (WILSDEN)

Registered charity 225965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Housing for elderly

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME

Area of benefit: WILSDEN

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: Pendle, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£30k

Latest spending

£23k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £13,473 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total reserves standing at £255,522. The trustees consider it prudent that reserves be sufficient to avoid the necessity to realise fixed assets, noting that free reserves amounted to £143,593 after accounting for assets tied up in property. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rents receivable (94% of income)

“Turnover Rents receivable 28,613”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient to avoid the necessity to realise fixed assets (held: £144k)

“The Trustees have reviewed the Charity’s needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and consider it prudent that reserves be sufficient to avoid the necessity to realise fixed assets.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Audit opinion: qualified

“We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified opinion.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Amount due to Butterfield Homes, Cottingley (Common trustees) was £277 (2024 - £277). The above amounts are interest free.

“Butterfield Homes, Cottingley (Common trustees) At the balance sheet date the amount due to Butterfield Homes, Cottingley was £277 (2024 - £277). The above amounts are interest free.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Watson Buckle Limited. Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Mark William Silverchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ALBERT PRATT · trustee of 1 other charity
Alistair George Docherty · trustee of 2 other charities
Peter Earp · trustee of 3 other charities
Simon Callaghan · trustee of 2 other charities
Susan Sedgwick · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£30k	£23k
31/03/2024	£29k	£20k
31/03/2023	£33k	£26k
31/03/2022	£33k	£15k
31/03/2021	£34k	£14k

Common questions

Is BUTTERFIELD HOMES (WILSDEN) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £13,473 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total reserves standing at £255,522. The trustees consider it prudent that reserves be sufficient to avoid the necessity to realise fixed assets, noting that free reserves amounted to £143,593 after accounting for assets tied up in property. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Watson Buckle Limited.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BUTTERFIELD HOMES -(COTTINGLEY).

BUTTERFIELD HOMES -(COTTINGLEY) income £27k
BUTTERFIELD HOMES,CROSSHILLS income £33k
BUTTERFIELD HOMES income £30k
BRADFORD FLOWER HOMES DEVELOPMENT LIMITED income £61k
EMILY BENTLEY HOMES income £31k
THE WARRINGTON HOMES LIMITED income £2.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BUTTERFIELD HOMES (WILSDEN)	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUTTERFIELD HOMES -(COTTINGLEY) FY2025	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt
BUTTERFIELD HOMES,CROSSHILLS FY2025	£33k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUTTERFIELD HOMES FY2024	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRADFORD FLOWER HOMES DEVELOPMENT LIMITED FY2025	£61k	—	below	—	no doubt
EMILY BENTLEY HOMES FY2025	£31k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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