BRABIN'S ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 239965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRABIN'S ENDOWED SCHOOLS AND ALMSHOUSES (EXCLUDING EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT), BRABINS CHARITY (ALMSHOUSES)

To provide financial help and support to poor persons and the general community in the parishes of Chipping, Thornley with Wheatley and Leagram with Bowland. To maintain the two Almshouses and provide accommodation for poor persons of good character.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£200k

Latest spending

£245k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net payment of £45,863 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. The trustees note that the policy has been to fund activities out of income and are considering establishing a reserve for future repairs. Total assets retained for the charity's own use are valued at £487,500, with significant investment assets held.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

Brabin's Almshouses Trustee Limited (15408851}

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£200k	£245k
31/03/2024	£231k	£151k
31/03/2023	£109k	£143k
31/03/2022	£169k	£146k
31/03/2021	£48k	£274k

Common questions

Is BRABIN'S ALMSHOUSES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net payment of £45,863 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. The trustees note that the policy has been to fund activities out of income and are considering establishing a reserve for future repairs. Total assets retained for the charity's own use are valued at £487,500, with significant investment assets held. Its FY2025 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 MILLENNIUM OAK TRUST	1	—

Charities like this

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

THE SKINNERS' ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £1.6m
THE DRAPERS' ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £1.6m
THOMAS PHILIPOT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £379k
SELBY ALMSHOUSES AND POOR'S CHARITY income £124k
WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £491k
MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES income £109k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRABIN'S ALMSHOUSES	£200k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SKINNERS' ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£1.6m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DRAPERS' ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£1.6m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THOMAS PHILIPOT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2024	£379k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SELBY ALMSHOUSES AND POOR'S CHARITY FY2024	£124k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£491k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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