ST MARY'S HOSPITAL AND HAMILTON ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 237021 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To maintain St Mary's Court, 56 Bute Road Wallington which consists of 15 self contained flats for residents (and one for a Warden) who must be members of the Church of England and who have resided within the boundary of the ancient parish of Beddington (or who have been a member of the Electoral Roll of one of the present parishes) for the previous 5 years.

Objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS OF NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND FOR FIVE YEARS NEXT PRECEDING THE TIME OF THEIR APPOINTMENT AND WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS) HAVE RESIDED IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT FOR THE SAME PERIOD.

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISH OF BEDDINGTON

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £19,483 for the year ended 31 December 2025, primarily due to high expenditure on repairs and renewals and vacant flats incurring punitive Council Tax charges. Per the trustees' report, prospects for 2026 look promising, and the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £16,230 in its General Fund.

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 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Barbara Dodd
• Janice Funnell · trustee of 3 other charities
• Rev Angela Woolford
• Rev James Luke Hills · trustee of 4 other charities
• Valerie Jane Blean

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

Operates in: Sutton

Income and spending

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