SELBY ALMSHOUSES AND POOR'S CHARITY

Registered charity 230816 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

From net income, relief generally or individually to persons resident in Selby District in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants or by otherwise paying for items, services or facilities to reduce the need hardship or distress subject to conditions contained in the Charity Commission Scheme.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income

£124k

Latest spending

£48k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves (General Fund) of £270,173, which exceeds the previous year's balance of £193,423. The trustees' report indicates a policy to maintain sufficient cash resources to meet objectives, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found that would hinder understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Income from investment property” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient cash resources to enable its objectives to be met as needed (held: £270k)

“The charity’s policy is to maintain sufficient cash resources to enable its objectives to be met as needed.” — page 2

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity received mandated income from Selby Feoffee and Welfare Charity, which shares the same trustees.

“The trust works in connection with other charities. The same trustees serve for Selby Feoffee and Welfare Charity.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

MELANIE DAVISchair · trustee of 4 other charities
Cheryl Radway · trustee of 3 other charities
FRED MATTHEWS · trustee of 4 other charities
JACQUELINE FIELDING · trustee of 2 other charities
Jennifer Shaw-Wright · trustee of 3 other charities
Mark Adrian Hoggard · trustee of 1 other charity
ROGER STEPHEN RILEY · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev JOHN WEETMAN · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£124k	£48k
31/12/2023	£95k	£81k
31/12/2022	£98k	£39k
31/12/2021	£99k	£46k
31/12/2020	£91k	£55k

Common questions

Is SELBY ALMSHOUSES AND POOR'S CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves (General Fund) of £270,173, which exceeds the previous year's balance of £193,423. The trustees' report indicates a policy to maintain sufficient cash resources to meet objectives, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found that would hinder understanding of the accounts. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£15k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£5k
SSP FOUNDATION	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HARNHAM ST GEORGE AND ALL SAINTS	1	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF VERWOOD	1	£840
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST FRANCIS, SALISBURY	1	£275

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SELBY HANDS OF HOPE.

SELBY HANDS OF HOPE income £348k
HAWLEY ALMSHOUSE AND RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY income £206k
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES income £177k
SALISBURY CITY ALMSHOUSE AND WELFARE CHARITIES income £2.5m
SALISBURY TRUST FOR THE HOMELESS LTD income £406k
MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES income £109k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SELBY ALMSHOUSES AND POOR'S CHARITY	£124k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SELBY HANDS OF HOPE FY2024	£348k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HAWLEY ALMSHOUSE AND RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY FY2025	£206k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£177k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SALISBURY CITY ALMSHOUSE AND WELFARE CHARITIES FY2024	£2.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SALISBURY TRUST FOR THE HOMELESS LTD FY2025	£406k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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