WOOTTON TOWN HOUSES CHARITY

Registered charity 236281 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WOOTTON POOR HOUSES CHARITY, THE WOOTTON TOWN HOUSES CHARITY, WOOTTON POOR HOUSES CHARITY, WOOTTON TOWN (OR POOR) HOUSES CHARITY

The charity administers the running of six small cottages for the occupancy of the poor or needy.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit: WOOTTON

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: West Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£27k

Latest spending

£21k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reports a positive financial position with total assets of £111,584.66 against no liabilities, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £98,732.95. The accounts were subject to an independent examination which found no material matters requiring attention. The trustees maintain that reserves are adequate to keep properties to a high standard.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Weekly Maintenance (95% of income)

“Weekly Maintenance £26,160.00”

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: adequate to maintain its properties to a high standard (held: £99k)

“The trustees aim to maintain reserves adequate to maintain its properties to a high standard.”

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Safeguarding policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Edward Vincent McDonoughchair
Anthony Christopher Lee
John Lloyd
Martin Millichamp
Rev Tracy Anita Pegram

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2026	£27k	£21k
31/01/2025	£23k	£76k
31/01/2024	£22k	£27k
31/01/2023	£23k	£8k
31/01/2022	£22k	£20k

Common questions

Is WOOTTON TOWN HOUSES CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reports a positive financial position with total assets of £111,584.66 against no liabilities, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £98,732.95. The accounts were subject to an independent examination which found no material matters requiring attention. The trustees maintain that reserves are adequate to keep properties to a high standard. Its FY2026 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
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALCOT, BATH	1	£504

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LITTLE BARRINGTON CHARITY.

LITTLE BARRINGTON CHARITY income £112k
THE WITNEY TOWN CHARITY income £208k
THE CHARTERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST income £58k
THE WORBOYS COURT TRUST income £54k
COTTENHAM CHARITIES income £55k
WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £752k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WOOTTON TOWN HOUSES CHARITY	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt
LITTLE BARRINGTON CHARITY FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WITNEY TOWN CHARITY FY2025	£208k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHARTERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£58k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE WORBOYS COURT TRUST FY2025	£54k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COTTENHAM CHARITIES FY2024	£55k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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