WHITEHEAD ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 237244 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rented accomodation - 12 units

Objects

THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS OF NOT LESS THAN SIXTY YEARS OF AGE AND WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS) ARE RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF TANWORTH ( AS CONSTITUTED BEFORE 1932 ) AND THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, ULLENHALL WITH ASPLEY, IN THE COUNTY OF WARWICKSHIRE.

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.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£48k
Latest spending
£18k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £41,238 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total reserves increasing to £570,169. The trustees report that free cash reserves equate to a minimum of 3 months of anticipated housing costs, indicating adherence to their stated reserves policy. The filing confirms compliance with the Governance and Financial Viability Standard with no instances of non-compliance identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of anticipated housing costs (held: £353k)
“The trustees have established a policy of maintaining free cash reserves which equate to a minimum of 3 months anticipated housing costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Remuneration of £1,342 awarded to a related party of Reverend Christopher Kennedy for clerk services.
“During the year remuneration of £1,342 (2023: £nil) was awarded to a related party of Reverend Christopher Kennedy in relation to clerk services provided to the charity.” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to related party of trustee
“During the year remuneration of £1,342 (2023: £nil) was awarded to a related party of Reverend Christopher Kennedy in relation to clerk services provided to the charity.” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£48k£18k
31/12/2023£30k£27k
31/12/2022£24k£26k
31/12/2021£20k£18k
31/12/2020£18k£31k

Common questions

Is WHITEHEAD ALMSHOUSES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £41,238 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total reserves increasing to £570,169. The trustees report that free cash reserves equate to a minimum of 3 months of anticipated housing costs, indicating adherence to their stated reserves policy. The filing confirms compliance with the Governance and Financial Viability Standard with no instances of non-compliance identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.