CONSOLIDATED ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF SWANSCOMBE

Registered charity 237057 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONSOLIDATED ALMSHOUSE CHARITY, CONSOLIDATED ALMSHOUSE CHARITY (SWANSCOMBE), SWANSCOMBE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

An Almshouse Charity suppling affordable housing to those in need, Accepting applications from anyone with a connection to the borough of Dartford Kent.

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Latest income

£128k

Latest spending

£44k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £821,097, driven by a net income of £83,926. However, the trustees acknowledge that cash on hand is not at comfortable levels and the charity carries a mortgage liability of £293,209, which they intend to clear in the short term to restore debt-free status.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Consolidated Almshouse Charity of Swanscombe (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW MALCOLM GRIGGS · trustee of 1 other charity
Glen Keeling · trustee of 2 other charities
Linda Ashby
MARION ANN NEEDHAM
Robert Weller

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£128k	£44k
31/03/2024	£41k	£17k
31/03/2023	£34k	£15k
31/03/2022	£31k	£13k
31/03/2021	£31k	£28k

Common questions

Is CONSOLIDATED ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF SWANSCOMBE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £821,097, driven by a net income of £83,926. However, the trustees acknowledge that cash on hand is not at comfortable levels and the charity carries a mortgage liability of £293,209, which they intend to clear in the short term to restore debt-free status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CONSOLIDATED ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF SWANSCOMBE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CONSOLIDATED ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF SWANSCOMBE as a grant recipient include QUAKER HOUSING TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
QUAKER HOUSING TRUST LIMITED	FY2024	£15k	from the Audrey Deacon Legacy Fund

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SEVENOAKS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY.

THE SEVENOAKS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £224k
LIONEL ANNESLEY DORANT FOR ALMSHOUSES income £198k
WYCOMBE ALMHOUSES income £176k
THE VICTORIA ALMSHOUSES income £225k
THRALE ALMSHOUSE AND RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY income £274k
WALTHAMSTOW AND CHINGFORD ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £1.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CONSOLIDATED ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF SWANSCOMBE	£128k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SEVENOAKS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2024	£224k	—	above	—	no doubt
LIONEL ANNESLEY DORANT FOR ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£198k	—	above	—	no doubt
WYCOMBE ALMHOUSES FY2025	£176k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE VICTORIA ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£225k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THRALE ALMSHOUSE AND RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY FY2025	£274k	—	above	—	no doubt

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