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.

Objects

THE SERVICE OF GOD IN THE FAITH OF THEIR LORD AND MASTER JESUS CHRIST BY PRAYER AND WORSHIP, BY HUMILITY AND CHARITY AND BY USING THEIR GIFTS IN CHARITABLE WORKS SUCH AS: (A) THE TRAINING AND SUPPORT OF OTHERS IN CHRISTIAN LIFE AND WORKING WITH OTHERS TO FORWARD THE UNITY AND MISSION OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. (B) PROVIDING FACILITIES AND TEACHING FOR PROMOTING THE GENERAL EDUCATION, ON CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD. (C) CARE AND RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE SICK, INFIRM OR IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Suffolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of ALL HALLOWS HEALTHCARE TRUST LTD (charity 1124717) — merger registered 11/06/2020.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£1.0m

Latest spending

£841k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity's unrestricted free reserves stood at £2,042,630, significantly exceeding its stated policy target of £400,000. The accounts state that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditor. The primary funding source is investment income, which generated £576,244 in the year.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 6 month's expenditure (£400k) (reserves figure: £2.0m)

“It is the Board’s intention to maintain free reserves equivalent to approximately 6 month's expenditure (£400k).” — page 8

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Birketts LLP act as the Community's solicitors. Stuart Jones, a director of CAH Trustee Limited, is a Legal Director at Birketts LLP.

“Stuart Jones, a director of CAH Trustee Limited, is a Legal Director at Birketts LLP. Birketts LLP act as the Community's solicitors.” — page 11

“Revd Canon Andrew Bryant was a director and Sister Carolyn Rachel Beckett is a director of CAH Trustee Limited and they are members of the Trustee Board of The Julian of Norwich Partnership. The Community lease a property and provide funding to The Julian of Norwich Partnership.” — page 11

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Community lease a property and provide funding to The Julian of Norwich Partnership. Revd Canon Andrew Bryant was a director and Sister Carolyn Rachel Beckett is a director of CAH Trustee Limited and they are members of the Trustee Board of The Julian of Norwich Partnership.

“Stuart Jones, a director of CAH Trustee Limited, is a Legal Director at Birketts LLP. Birketts LLP act as the Community's solicitors.” — page 11

“Revd Canon Andrew Bryant was a director and Sister Carolyn Rachel Beckett is a director of CAH Trustee Limited and they are members of the Trustee Board of The Julian of Norwich Partnership. The Community lease a property and provide funding to The Julian of Norwich Partnership.” — page 11

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Insurance for the property is recharged to The Julian of Norwich Partnership, during the year £1,447 (2025: £1,328) was recharged, no balance was outstanding at the year-end (2025: £Nil).

“Stuart Jones, a director of CAH Trustee Limited, is a Legal Director at Birketts LLP. Birketts LLP act as the Community's solicitors.” — page 11

“Revd Canon Andrew Bryant was a director and Sister Carolyn Rachel Beckett is a director of CAH Trustee Limited and they are members of the Trustee Board of The Julian of Norwich Partnership. The Community lease a property and provide funding to The Julian of Norwich Partnership.” — page 11

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: During the year a grant was awarded to The Julian of Norwich Partnership of £200,000. At the year end £200,000 was owing to The Julian of Norwich Partnership (2025: £Nil).

“Stuart Jones, a director of CAH Trustee Limited, is a Legal Director at Birketts LLP. Birketts LLP act as the Community's solicitors.” — page 11

“Revd Canon Andrew Bryant was a director and Sister Carolyn Rachel Beckett is a director of CAH Trustee Limited and they are members of the Trustee Board of The Julian of Norwich Partnership. The Community lease a property and provide funding to The Julian of Norwich Partnership.” — page 11

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lovewell Blake LLP. 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
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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

Volunteers: 2

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Government income: £59,104 — grants £59,104 (1); 8% of the £702,040 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 3

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income

£1.0m

Total spending

£841k

Cost of raising funds

£12k

Reserves (reported)

£2.0m

Employees

2

Reported reserves equal ~29.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (56% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/06/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

CAH Trustee Ltd

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

Operates in: Norfolk · Scotland · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£1.0m	£841k
31/03/2025	£702k	£1.1m
31/03/2024	£681k	£555k
31/03/2023	£817k	£466k
31/03/2022	£647k	£1.3m

Common questions

Is THE COMMUNITY OF ALL HALLOWS financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity's unrestricted free reserves stood at £2,042,630, significantly exceeding its stated policy target of £400,000. The accounts state that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditor. The primary funding source is investment income, which generated £576,244 in the year. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Lovewell Blake LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/09/2005	£26k	Minibus 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SACKLER TRUST	1	£200k
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST	1	£21k
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£5k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PCC OF ALL HALLOWS BROMLEY BY BOW.

PCC OF ALL HALLOWS BROMLEY BY BOW income £438k
THE COMMUNITY OF ST FRANCIS income £252k
ALL HALLOWS PARISH TRUST income £37k
THE ORDER OF THE MOST HOLY SAVIOUR OF SAINT BRIDGET HOLYWELL income £98k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL HALLOWS TWICKENHAM income £161k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL HALLOWS, LEEDS income £236k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE COMMUNITY OF ALL HALLOWS	£1.0m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PCC OF ALL HALLOWS BROMLEY BY BOW FY2025	£438k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE COMMUNITY OF ST FRANCIS FY2025	£252k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ALL HALLOWS PARISH TRUST FY2025	£37k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ORDER OF THE MOST HOLY SAVIOUR OF SAINT BRIDGET HOLYWELL FY2025	£98k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL HALLOWS TWICKENHAM FY2025	£161k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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