WHEELHOUSE SQUARE FLATS

Registered charity 226209 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of social housing.

Objects

The provision and maintenance of flats for persons of limited means resident within a 15 kilometre radius of Scarborough Railway Station with preference for persons who were born within 15 kilometres of Scarborough Railway Station and for the benefit of the residents of the charity or any of them in such manner as the Trustees think fit from time to time.

Area of benefit: SCARBOROUGH MB

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

£213k

Latest spending

£98k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £1,822,756, supported by a healthy bank balance and good occupancy rates. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves are maintained in designated funds for repairs and maintenance, with the general fund also held for ongoing operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: regular review to ensure funds available to operate efficiently (held: £1.8m)

“The total funds available at the year end were £1,822,756. This position is reviewed by the trustees regularly to ensure there will be funds available to operate the flats efficiently” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee S P Bairstow provides gardening services at normal commercial terms.

“S P Bairstow, who was appointed as a trustee on 29 March 2023, continues to provide gardening services to the charity at normal commercial terms. The value of services provided during the year ended 31 March 2025 was £5,690 (2024 - £3,960). There were no amounts outstanding at the balance sheet date.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Alistair Yeomanschair
Brian Charles Pidd
Fay Yeomans
IAN RICHARD BRABBS
Kathryn Elizabeth Bland
Kim Siddall
Steven Philip Bairstow

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£213k	£98k
31/03/2024	£199k	£117k
31/03/2023	£167k	£144k
31/03/2022	£152k	£75k
31/03/2021	£150k	£61k

Common questions

Is WHEELHOUSE SQUARE FLATS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £1,822,756, supported by a healthy bank balance and good occupancy rates. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves are maintained in designated funds for repairs and maintenance, with the general fund also held for ongoing operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RAMSEY WELFARE CHARITIES.

RAMSEY WELFARE CHARITIES income £310k
HULL TRINITY HOUSE CHARITY income £4.2m
THE ABBEYFIELD LEIGH SOCIETY LIMITED income £275k
VISCOUNTESS BARRINGTON HOMES FOR DISADVANTAGED EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL CIO income £114k
WIMBLEDON ENDOWED ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £196k
THE ABBEYFIELD YORK SOCIETY LIMITED income £895k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WHEELHOUSE SQUARE FLATS	£213k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RAMSEY WELFARE CHARITIES FY2025	£310k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HULL TRINITY HOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£4.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD LEIGH SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£275k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
VISCOUNTESS BARRINGTON HOMES FOR DISADVANTAGED EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL CIO FY2025	£114k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WIMBLEDON ENDOWED ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2024	£196k	—	0	within	—	no doubt

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