THE COMMUNITY OF ALL HALLOWS

Registered charity 230143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE COMMUNITY OF ALL HALLOWS AT DITCHINGHAM IN NORFOLK · also registered in Scotland as SC048259 (OSCR)

The Community of All Hallows is a society of women who have come together at the call of God to share a corporate life. Members, referred to as 'Sister', intend to stay in the Community for life, having vowed to live according to its Rule and Constitution.We operate two small retreat houses.Sisters undertake chaplaincy, teaching and 1-to-1 spiritual direction.

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Latest income
£702k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves decreased to £327,388 from £662,419 in the prior year, driven by a net movement in funds of £(1,912,072) due to high charitable expenditure and investment losses. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient reserves to maintain its financial position during a potential downturn in rental and dividend income, and the independent auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 6 month's expenditure including £100k for potential property repairs (£200k) (held: £327k)
It is the Boards intention to maintain free reserves equivalent to approximately 6 month's expenditure including £100k for potential property repairs (£200k). — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Stuart Jones, a director of CAH Trustee Limited, is a Legal Director at Birketts LLP. Birketts LLP act as the Community's solicitors.
Stuart Jones, a director of CAH Trustee Limited, is a Legal Director at Birketts LLP. Birketts LLP act as the Community's solicitors. — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lovewell Blake LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£702k
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reserves (reported)
£327k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk · Scotland · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£702k£1.1m
31/03/2024£681k£555k
31/03/2023£817k£466k
31/03/2022£647k£1.3m
31/03/2021£454k£395k

Common questions

Is THE COMMUNITY OF ALL HALLOWS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves decreased to £327,388 from £662,419 in the prior year, driven by a net movement in funds of £(1,912,072) due to high charitable expenditure and investment losses. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient reserves to maintain its financial position during a potential downturn in rental and dividend income, and the independent auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lovewell Blake LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/09/2005£26kMinibus purchase

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
THE LITTLE WAY ASSOCIATION1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE COMMUNITY OF ST FRANCIS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COMMUNITY OF ALL HALLOWS£702k0unclearno doubt
THE COMMUNITY OF ST FRANCIS FY2025£252k0unclearno doubt
THE SOCIETY OF ALL SAINTS SISTERS OF THE POOR (COMMONLY CALLED SOCIETY OF ALL SAINTS) FY2025£497k0unclearno doubt
CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT CIO FY2024£1.3m0aboveno doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL HALLOWS TWICKENHAM FY2024£161kUnder £20,0000unclearno doubt
Good Shepherd Sisters GB CIO FY2025£3.3m0aboveno doubt

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