ABBEYFIELD LOUGHTON SOCIETY

Registered charity 227729 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ABBEYFIELD CHIGWELL SOCIETY LIMITED

Very sheltered accommodation for elderly persons.

Objects

The Society is established to relieve aged and poor people, for the advancement of religion and education and for other charitable purposes beneficial to the community.

Area of benefit: FORMER CHIGWELL URBAN DISTRICT

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £822 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a trading deficit of £3,738 which was offset by a £4,560 unrealised gain on investments. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £2,421,317, providing a significant financial buffer relative to annual expenditure of approximately £142,000.

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 4 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
• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

• CHRISTINE MARIAN FRANKLIN
• CHRISTOPHER JOHN RAWLINSON
• PETER BRIAN MEDWAY
• Stella Ann Murphy

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Common questions

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• THE ABBEYFIELD (WEYMOUTH) SOCIETY LIMITED income £1.0m

Side by side with its peers

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