THE HOSPITAL OF ST OSWALD

Registered charity 233566 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are to provide almshouses for persons in need of assistance who are over fifty years of age and can live independently and look after themselves. Applicants must have been living in the City of Worcester and areas of Herefordshire for the two years immediately proceding their application.

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Latest income

£198k

Latest spending

£300k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £70,622, representing 26% of unrestricted expenditure, which the trustees consider a key concern due to vacant almshouses. The trustees remain concerned about financial sustainability but consider the charity to be in a reasonable position to continue activities. Total funds decreased by £72,001 to £4,055,757, with the net expenditure before investment gains being £102,239.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: that which will generate income that meets the demands of the charity (held: £71k)

“The trustees consider a prudent level of reserves to be that which will generate income that meets the demands of the charity.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The trustees remain concerned about the financial sustainability of the charity during the accounting period and the position at 31st March 2025. These concerns centre on the number of vacant almshouses during the reporting period and the impact on the income of St Oswald’s Hospital.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Canon Anne Penn
Canon Christopher Price · trustee of 1 other charity
Canon Henry Briggs
Canon Patrick Swan · trustee of 3 other charities
Canon Professor Lynn Nichol · trustee of 2 other charities
Canon Staffan Engstrom · trustee of 1 other charity
The Reverend Canon Kimberly Bohan · trustee of 1 other charity
The Venerable Canon Nikki Groarke · trustee of 1 other charity
The Very Reverend Dr Stephen Edwards · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Herefordshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£198k	£300k
31/03/2024	£182k	£309k
31/03/2023	£233k	£243k
31/03/2022	£223k	£284k
31/03/2021	£216k	£228k

Common questions

Is THE HOSPITAL OF ST OSWALD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £70,622, representing 26% of unrestricted expenditure, which the trustees consider a key concern due to vacant almshouses. The trustees remain concerned about financial sustainability but consider the charity to be in a reasonable position to continue activities. Total funds decreased by £72,001 to £4,055,757, with the net expenditure before investment gains being £102,239. Its FY2025 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
ESTATE CHARITY OF WILLIAM HATCLIFFE	1	£1.1m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES.

THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES income £177k
GREENWICH CHARITY OF WILLIAM HATCLIFFE AND THE MISSES SMITH income £460k
THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITY income £980k
SALISBURY CITY ALMSHOUSE AND WELFARE CHARITIES income £2.5m
Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses income £3.5m
LANGLEY MARISH UNITED CHARITIES income £179k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HOSPITAL OF ST OSWALD	£198k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£177k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GREENWICH CHARITY OF WILLIAM HATCLIFFE AND THE MISSES SMITH FY2025	£460k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITY FY2025	£980k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SALISBURY CITY ALMSHOUSE AND WELFARE CHARITIES FY2024	£2.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses FY2024	£3.5m	—	—	below	—	no doubt

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