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W H SAUNDERS & FRANK WAREHAM CHARITY

Registered charity 227364 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W H SAUNDERS CHARITY, W H SAUNDERS HOMES OF REST

Alms House

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Latest income
£154k
Latest spending
£131k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £1,971,487, with a net income of £15,936 for the year. The trustees report satisfaction with the financial position and note a reserves policy to maintain £50,000 in working capital. The charity is undertaking a new build project financed by reserves and a bank loan.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £2.0m)
“The Trustees aim to maintain a working capital of £50,000 with any surplus being applied to reduce long term loans.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£124k
Cost of raising funds
£70k
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~187.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Bournemouth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£154k£131k
31/12/2024£143k£127k
31/12/2023£138k£117k
31/12/2022£1.3m£124k
31/12/2021£97k£79k

Common questions

Is W H SAUNDERS & FRANK WAREHAM CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £1,971,487, with a net income of £15,936 for the year. The trustees report satisfaction with the financial position and note a reserves policy to maintain £50,000 in working capital. The charity is undertaking a new build project financed by reserves and a bank loan. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST1£50k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION1£21k
COVENTRY CHURCH (MUNICIPAL) CHARITIES1£14k
THE WILLIAM DELAFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)1£1k
CORDWAINERS CHARITABLE TRUST1£200

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
W H SAUNDERS & FRANK WAREHAM CHARITY£154k—0unclear—no doubt
MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES FY2025£109k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL ALBERT AND ST SWITHUN'S HOMES FY2024£201k—0unclear—no doubt
The Almshouse Association FY2024£1.3m£100,001 - £110,000—below—no doubt
SANDBACH ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2024£122k—0unclear—no doubt
ASHBOURNE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2024£233k—0unclear—no doubt

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