THE ALMSHOUSES OR HOSPITAL OF MISS ANN BEARPACKER

Registered charity 238708 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ALMSHOUES OR HOSPITAL OF MISS ANN BEARPACKER

Providing accomodation for elderly citizens.

Objects

ALMHOUSES FOR POOR AGED PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND ARE RESIDENT IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF WOTTON UNDER EDGE.

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISH OF WOTTON UNDER EDGE

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

Latest income

£42k

Latest spending

£39k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £11,881 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds of £521,617. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. No major transfers from reserves were required during the year, and the charity does not actively raise funds from the public.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Accumulated surplus are held in COIF Charities Deposit Fund accounts for future large-scale repairs and maintenance of the properties. (held: £522k)

“Accumulated surplus are held in COIF Charities Deposit Fund accounts for future large-scale repairs and maintenance of the properties.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Derek Thomas Astonchair
Alan Frederick Bell
Dorothy Christine Moss
LEIGH SCOTT LEYLAND
Robert Bernays · trustee of 6 other charities
SHARON DOVE

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£42k	£39k
31/12/2024	£40k	£28k
31/12/2023	£40k	£27k
31/12/2022	£33k	£90k
31/12/2021	£32k	£21k

Common questions

Is THE ALMSHOUSES OR HOSPITAL OF MISS ANN BEARPACKER financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £11,881 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds of £521,617. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. No major transfers from reserves were required during the year, and the charity does not actively raise funds from the public. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.