MEGGS' ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 234706 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity provides housing and support services to the elderly in almshouses in Upton Lane, east London.

Objects

1. ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS WHO ARE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM OR TOWER HAMLETS WITH A PREFERENCE FOR PERSONS QUALIFIED AS AFORESAID RESIDENT IN THE FORMER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY. 2. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES.

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECTS.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £103,079 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £27,899. The trustees note that current reserves remain below their stated policy target of 12 months' operating costs, although they expect improvement following the completion of major fire alarm maintenance works. The charity also holds a significant cumulative debt of £312,178 owed to its managing agent, L&Q, which is to be repaid through future rental income deductions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Complaints handling
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• London & Quadrant Housing Trust

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

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.