BOARBANK HALL CONVALESCENT HOME, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS

Registered charity 233499 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity is the running of a convalescent home and nursing home. There is also provision of pastoral and spiritual support.

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Latest income

£2.4m

Latest spending

£2.4m

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £5,196,886, which the trustees acknowledge is above their stated policy target of six months to one year of running costs. Although the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £12,071 for the year, it remains solvent with total net assets of £5,498,379 and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months but no more than one year (held: £5.2m)

“The policy has been that the level of unrestricted reserves (excluding reserves relating to fixed assets used to deliver the charitable objectives) should be sufficient to meet designated commitments and to meet the running costs of the Charity for a period not less than six months but no more than one year.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Riverside Accountancy Lancaster Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Boarbank Hall Nursing Home (matched by registered charity number).

CQC provider record: Boarbank Hall Convalescent Home — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 10/02/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£2.4m

Total spending

£2.4m

Reserves (reported)

£5.5m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~27.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

SISTER EILEEN ANNE POLLARDchair
SISTER ELIZABETH MARY

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£2.4m	£2.4m
31/12/2023	£2.5m	£2.1m
31/12/2022	£2.2m	£1.9m
31/12/2021	£3.2m	£1.8m
31/12/2020	£2.0m	£1.8m

Common questions

Is BOARBANK HALL CONVALESCENT HOME, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £5,196,886, which the trustees acknowledge is above their stated policy target of six months to one year of running costs. Although the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £12,071 for the year, it remains solvent with total net assets of £5,498,379 and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Riverside Accountancy Lancaster Limited.

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 HELPING FOUNDATION	1	£979k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CONVALESCENT RETREAT LIMITED.

CONVALESCENT RETREAT LIMITED income £965k
CASTLE SUPPORTED LIVING LIMITED income £1.2m
GREEN PASTURES income £5.2m
GRACE CHURCH SALISBURY income £392k
HILLBROOK GRANGE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME income £2.1m
GRACE CHURCH SANDBACH income £121k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BOARBANK HALL CONVALESCENT HOME, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS	£2.4m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CONVALESCENT RETREAT LIMITED FY2025	£965k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
CASTLE SUPPORTED LIVING LIMITED FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	within	—	no doubt
GREEN PASTURES FY2025	£5.2m	—	—	unclear	—	noted
GRACE CHURCH SALISBURY FY2025	£392k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HILLBROOK GRANGE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME FY2025	£2.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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