BUTTERFIELD HOMES,CROSSHILLS

Registered charity 226853 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide accommodation for older people who are in need and who live in the Bradford and Harrogate area.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES FOR THE INHABITANTS OF CROSS HILLS WHO SHALL BE PERSONS IN NEED WHO ARE NOT LESS THAN SIXTY FIVE YEARS OF AGE. SUBJECT AS AFORESAID FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY.

Area of benefit: CROSS HILLS

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

£33k

Latest spending

£32k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £13,062 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £280,633. The trustees consider free reserves of £235,983 to be prudent and sufficient to meet foreseeable needs without realizing fixed assets. The auditor 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: Social housing lettings (89% of income)

“Turnover from social housing lettings 32,537” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient to avoid the necessity to realise fixed assets (held: £236k)

“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 from Butterfield Homes, Wilsden (Common trustees)

“At the balance sheet date the amount due from Butterfield Homes, Wilsden was £1,695 (2024 - £1,695). The above amounts are interest free.” — page 19

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
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
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: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£33k	£32k
31/03/2024	£32k	£17k
31/03/2023	£32k	£20k
31/03/2022	£36k	£13k
31/03/2021	£36k	£13k

Common questions

Is BUTTERFIELD HOMES,CROSSHILLS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £13,062 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £280,633. The trustees consider free reserves of £235,983 to be prudent and sufficient to meet foreseeable needs without realizing fixed assets. The auditor 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 (WILSDEN) income £30k
BUTTERFIELD HOMES income £30k
EMILY BENTLEY HOMES income £31k
BRADFORD FLOWER HOMES DEVELOPMENT LIMITED income £61k
THE ABBEYFIELD CROWBOROUGH SOCIETY LIMITED income £164k

Side by side with its peers

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

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